Just for You to Know

Do you know - or remember - what it's like being a kid with too much going on in your life? Do you want to know - or do you remember - what life was like in an American town, B.B. (Before Beatles)? Here's the uplifting, heartbreaking story of smart-alecky, 12-year-old Carmen Cathcart, her big messy family, and her dreams. Just for you to know - and always remember.

"Especially true and tender" School Library Journal

"I love this book and its people, who run and walk and stumble right off the pages into your head and heart. They are tough-tender Carmen Cathcart and her "bizwang" messed-up family... There's heartbreak and joy here, and a full-circle ending that leaves you close to tears and cheering."
Barbara Robinson
author of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

"This coming-of-age tale is wise, funny, and bittersweet. Carmen is a wonderful heroine, and her struggle to hold onto her family without sacrificing her dream of being an artist is one any reader will relish."
Children's Literature