Books like Tucker by Tom Birdseye
Tucker, eleven, lives a simple life with his divorced father. He is content until his sister, who has been absent for years, comes back and claims their mother wants to bring them all together as one family again. The unexpected reunion challenges Tucker’s comfort zone and forces him to navigate family dynamics he had never imagined.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Tom Birdseye
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