White, Ruth, 1942-

Belle Prater's boy / Ruth White. - New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1997, c1996. - 196 p. ; 20 cm.

A Yearling book.

When Woodrow's mother suddenly disappears, he moves to his grandparents' home in a small Virginia town where he befriends his cousin and together they find the strength to face the terrible losses and fears in their lives.

Newbery honor book, 1997.

ISBN: 0440413729 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cousins--Fiction.
Mother and child--Fiction.
Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.
Identity--Fiction.