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  • Published: 30 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780375832024
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $17.99

The Warden's Daughter




From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli comes the "moving and memorable" (Kirkus Reviews, starred) story of a girl searching for happiness inside the walls of a prison.

From Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli comes the story of a girl searching for happiness inside the walls of a prison. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday!

Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's excercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. 

But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got.

"A tapestry of grief and redemption, woven by a master storyteller ....Moving and memorable." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

  • Published: 30 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780375832024
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $17.99

About the author

Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli is the author of many books for young readers, including Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; Wringer, winner of a Newbery Honor Award, Stargirl, An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults; Loser; Crash; and Knots in My Yo-yo String, his autobiography.

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Praise for The Warden's Daughter

"It's a tapestry of grief and redemption, woven by a master storyteller who never loses his focus on Cammie's personal journey but connects it to Eloda's in a powerful twist. Moving and memorable."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred

"Spinelli again shows his mastery at evoking a particular time and place while delving into the heart of a troubled adolescent..."-- Publishers Weekly, starred

"Spinelli's gift for humorous chaos and his trademark magic realism touches are showcased here, and it is exhilarating to read about kids with so much urban freedom." -- The Horn Book

"Character development and realistic dialogue shine in this emotional historical fiction title. Spinelli's characters are achingly real."--School Library Journal