Rabble Starkey

Rabble Starkey

Author	Lois Lowry
Country	USA
Language	English
Genre	Young adult novel
Publication date	1987

Rabble Starkey (1987) is a novel by Lois Lowry. It won the 1987 Josette Frank Award.

In the novel, 12-year-old Rabble Starkey's single mother Sweet-Hosanna is hired by the Bigelow family to take care of the children while Mrs. Bigelow is, due to crushing depression, unable to look after them herself. As time passes by, Rabble feels she's finally found a true home. However, soon she and her mother start to question what is best for them.

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External links

Description of the novel from Lois Lowry's website

Novels by Lois Lowry

The Giver Quartet	The Giver (1993) Gathering Blue (2000) Messenger (2004) Son (2012)

The Anastasia Series	Anastasia Krupnik (1979) Anastasia Again! (1981) Anastasia at Your Service (1982) Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst (1984) Anastasia on Her Own (1985) Anastasia Has the Answers (1986) Anastasia's Chosen Career (1987) Anastasia at This Address (1991) Anastasia Absolutely (1995)

The Sam Series	All About Sam (1988) Attaboy Sam! (1992) See You Around, Sam! (1996) Zooman Sam (1999)

The Tates Series	The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline (1983) Switcharound (1985) Your Move, J.P.! (1990)

The Gooney Bird Series	Gooney Bird Greene (2002) Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (2006) Gooney the Fabulous (2007) Gooney Bird Is So Absurd (2009)

Autobiographical	Looking Back (1998)

Other	A Summer to Die (1977) Here in Kennebunkport (1978) Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye (1978) Autumn Street (1980) Taking Care of Terrific (1983) Us and Uncle Fraud (1984) Rabble Starkey (1987) Number the Stars (1989) Stay! Keeper's Story (1997) The Silent Boy (2003) Gossamer (2006) The Willoughbys (2008) Crow Call (2009) The Birthday Ball (2010)

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