Raymie Nightingale / Kate DiCamillo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DiCamillo, Kate, author.

Contributor:

Lucy and Richard Cook Children's Book Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beauty contests--Juvenile fiction.

Beauty contests.

Dysfunctional families--Juvenile fiction.

Dysfunctional families.

Absentee fathers--Juvenile fiction.

Absentee fathers.

Female friendship--Juvenile fiction.

Female friendship.

Competition (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction.

Competition (Psychology).

Beauty contests--Fiction.

Family problems--Fiction.

Friendship--Fiction.

Genre:

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Cook, Lucy (donor) (Cook Collection copy)

Cook, Richard (donor) (Cook Collection copy)

Physical Description:

263 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016.

Summary:

Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and the fiery, stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who's determined to sabotage the contest. But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlikely friendship -- and challenge each of them to come to the rescue in unexpected ways.

Notes:

National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature, 2016

ISBN:

9780763681173

0763681172

OCLC:

936360002

Online:

http://www.katedicamillo.com/