TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin,Ann M.
TI  - Belle Teal
SN  - 0-439-09824-6
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Scholastic
KW  - Families
KW  - fiction
KW  - Schools
N1  - nominee for the 2006 Massachusetts Children's Book Award
N2  - Belle Teal's life is hard.  Her mom works long hours to support the family and grandma is becoming forgetful.  There are two new students in her class: a shy boy caught in the town's furor over desegregation and a girl living with a big secret.  As her world falls apart, Belle Teal discovers the importance of sticking together as a family, a town and friends
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