Waiting for Normal - Softcover

"Connor convincingly portray's Addie's beyond-her-years resourcefulness and the opposing feelings that drive her to protect the life she has while longing to be a permanent part of the 'normal' home her sisters occupy with her stepfather."--The Horn Book

*"This book persuades that good people and delighful possibilities are all around, even in the most unpromising circumstances."--KLIATT

"A heroine with spunk and spirit offers an inspiring lesson in perseverance and hope. First-rate."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A story centered around loss, heartbreak, abandonment, and new beginnings."--School Library Journal (starred review)

"[Leslie] Connor treats the subject of child neglect with honesty and grace in this poignant story. Characters as persuasively optimistic as Addie are rare, and readers will gravitate to her."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.