The Edge of Next Year
By Mary Stolz
1974
First Published
3.55
Average Rating
212
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The events of his mother's death and his father's resultant alcoholism descend upon 14-year-old Orin Woodward. This strong-willed, intelligently thoughtful youngster assesses the events that have catapulted him into an adult dimension, and takes charge of the household and his precociously effervescent brother as best he can. Orry engages hope, snares it and wrestles it home.
Avg Rating
3.55
Number of Ratings
11
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Author
Mary Stolz
Author · 35 books
Mary Stolz was a noted author for children and adolescents whose novels earned critical praise for the seriousness with which they took the problems of young people. Two of her books ''Belling the Tiger'' (1961) and ''The Noonday Friends'' (1965), were named Newbery Honor books by the ALA but it was her novels for young adults that combined romance with realistic situations that won devotion from her fans. Young men often created more problems and did not always provide happy ever after endings. Her heroines had to cope with complex situations and learn how to take action whether it was working as nurses (The Organdy Cupcakes), living in a housing project (Ready or Not), or escaping from being a social misfit by working for the summer as a waitress (The Sea Gulls Woke Me).
