When his father runs off with his girlfriend and his distraught mother is admitted to an institution, thirteen-year-old Rits goes to live with his uncle and tries to make the best of his unusual circumstances.

Related: Netherlands, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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• ISBN: 9781590785454
• Author: Jongman, Mariken
• Published: 2008, Front Street
• Themes: abandonment, Family problem, Friend, Friendship, uncle
• Descriptors: Netherlands, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 236