Eighty-Eight Steps to September: A Novel

By Jan Marino

Book Overview

A little girl's happy preschool life changes when she learns her brother isn't going to come home from the hospital. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316546208
• ISBN13: 9780316546201
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Touching book

I read this book when I was 14 years old. I am 20 years old now but I still read the book over again for the memories. Amy's struggle growing up in the midst of her brother's leukemia and coping with the fact that children do die other than in accidents. Robbie had his place in the book as the older brother who teased Amy but still loved her. It was unclear in the longevity Robbie had his illness, though. Read this book, I strongly recommend it. Share the sisterly pains with Amy and Sue, share the sadness with Robbie, and share the ups and downs of childhood with Amy. This book is a true winner.

So touching, so true, so profound, so sad...*sniff*

I've been reading this book since I was seven (I'm 15 now), and I bought it just because I thought the front cover picture was nice. The buying was worth it: 5 *****'s and more! I miss Robbie as much as Amy does, believe me, the story makes you feel so. The story has so much content, so much meaning, so much honesty, so much...feeling. I can't believe it's out of print; I believe every kid should get to read it. As in EVERY kid. At least once. Please, please, put it back on the shelves for the kids! AND READ IT!

I think the book is sad. Amy is probably lonely.

I think this book is very sad. If you get very emotional over sad books I would not reccomend it to you. Alot of the books I've read have been sad, but this book is one of the saddest. This is a beautiful book and reccomend it to all the kids I know!!!!

SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD (GET THE PICTURE?)

IF YOU LIKE SAD BOOKS, GET IT! IF YOU DON'T, IT IS STILL A GOOD READ. TRY IT! IT IS REALLY GOOD AND EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN. LET'S HEAR IT FOR JAN MARINO!