![]() ![]() Only when Bobbie Lynn develops pneumonia does she reach out for the help they desperately need, only to discover that there really are angels all around, human angels, able and willing to give her family support. When her father is reported missing in action, her severely depressed mother does nothing but sleep, leaving the children to scrounge for food, forge notes to their teachers, and, ultimately, to spoon-feed her. Bobbie Lynn is frightened, at first, by Wendy's severely retarded twin sister, skeptical of her new friend's deep belief in guardian angels, and puzzled by Mrs. When their mother takes the children from Texas to Tacoma, WA, only Wendy Feeney offers the girl friendship. Grade 5-8-As army brats, 11-year-old Bobbie Lynn and her 13-year-old brother Mason have coped with unexpected moves and their mother's "delicate spells" before, but things get much worse when their father is sent to Vietnam. ![]()
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