A Door Near Here

Without even noticing it, 15-year old Katherine has become the head of her household. Her single mother, who recently lost her job, has been drinking for weeks and has not gotten out of bed since. Katherine is now left to take care of her three younger siblings, 14-year-old Douglas, 13-year-old Tracey, and eight-year-old Alisa. Each day gets more difficult to maintain any stability, they are quickly running out of food and money, and their teachers are starting to get suspicious. When Alisa becomes obsessed with finding the door to the imaginary land of Narnia, Katherine realizes that her youngest sister may be losing her grip on reality. The longer they try to maintain their pretense of normality, the more they have to fear and to lose.

Teen & Young Adult

Quarles, Heather

Literature & Fiction

Delacorte Books

Without even noticing, 15-year-old Katherine has become the head of her household. She hasn't had time to notice. Her single mother, an out-of-work alcoholic, has been in bed for weeks, leaving Katherine and her three younger siblings to band together and fend for themselves. But it has gotten harder and harder to maintain any sort of stability. There's no time for housework, food and money are running out, and the kids' teachers are starting to get suspicious. Worst of all, Katherine's youngest sister, Alisa, seems to be losing her grip on reality; she is obsessed with finding a door to the imaginary land of Narnia. And the longer they all struggle to maintain their pretense of normality, the more they have to fear--and to lose.

Laurel-Leaf

Four siblings struggle to maintain a seminormal home life when their single mother's alcoholism becomes debilitating

Demco Media

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Fifteen-year-old Katherine suddenly finds herself alone and must care for herself and three younger siblings.

A Door Near Here (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

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A Door Near Here

A Door Near Here

A Door Near Here

A Door Near Here (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)