The Outside Child
- ISBN-10
- 0435123742
- ISBN-13
- 9780435123741
- Series
- The Outside Child
- Category
- Aunts
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Publishers
- Author
- Nina Bawden
Description
Jane Tucker is thirteen years old when she discovers she has a half-brother and sister, a revelation which promises to bring both excitement and succour to her ordinary life. But for unknown reasons, she is prevented from meeting them. Can Jane at last be part of a 'proper' family, or must she always remain the outside child?
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