No Fixed Address

by Maureen Bayless

Thirteen-year-old Sabie has taken care of herself since her mother died. Now her estranged father wants her to live with him and his new family. Can Sabie trust him and start a new life?

Genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tara Dominey · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son picked this book up and after reading the back I told him I needed to read it before he did to make sure it was appropriate. He's 12 and I think it's a little old for him. Honestly, it made a good adult book though!

[Courtney Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such an awesome book, I'd recommend it to anyone young or old!

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

The synopsis had quite a few little spoilers but it was the best I could find.
I thought the book was really weird but I enjoyed it very much, it was very different from what I normally read as a kid.



Synopsis: (Spoilers)

Fourteen-year-old Sabie and her free-spirited mother, Monika, have always been a team; Sabie's parents separated a long time ago and her father doesn't seem to want anything to do with his daughter. Mother and daughter support themselves as best they can, living in rented rooms or even outdoors and busking at Vancouver's Granville Island. Monika has raised Sabie to distrust Social Services and to be fiercely independent. They are both painfully aware that Sabie needs to learn to survive on her own because Monika won't always be there for her - she's dying of cancer.

When Monika dies, Sabie tries to carry on alone, just like her mother taught her. She meets an impossible but lovable old woman named Estelle. For a while, Sabie and Estelle become a sort of family for one another until Estelle's house burns down in a fire that eventually claims her life. Sabie is all alone again and is soon under the care of the dreaded Social Services.

But in the midst of these painful endings, an unexpected new beginning shocks Sabie. She learns that her father has been desperately searching for her for years - and that he wants Sabie to live with him and his new family. Can Sabie trust him and start a new life?

[Natasa Tovornik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sabie knows her mother is dying and her mother is trying to prepare her to continue living alone on the street. Sabie tries to do what her mother wishes, but can't help wondering how would a "normal" life be like...

[♫✯Em loves Hollenstein✯♫❤the summertime and butterflies all belong to your creation❤]

there are two reviews, from 2011 and 2015, yet no cover, pub date or synopsis- sooo is this a thing, or..?

[G · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess it's alright, but i feel like it was boring and the author just went on and on about what at least to me ware unimportant details, also i half of the time i didn't understand what was going on because there was no explanation.
Again it's an ok book from my point of view and i liked the experience of reading it.