Books like Maggie, too by Joan Lowery Nixon
When a 12‑year‑old girl is sent to her grandmother’s home in Houston for the summer, she finds herself exiled from her usual Hollywood life. Despite her initial defensiveness, she gradually comes to understand and appreciate her father—an active film director planning to remarry—while navigating the everyday rhythms and family dynamics of her grandmother’s household.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Joan Lowery Nixon
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