Uncle Daddy

Uncle Daddy

Author	Ralph Fletcher
Genre	Young Adult
Publisher	Clarion Books
Publication date	April 1, 2001
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	144
ISBN	978-0395873236
OCLC	38216537

Uncle Daddy is a young adult novel written by Ralph Fletcher, first published in 2001. It won a Christopher Medal in the Books for Young People, ages 10–12 category in 2002.

Plot summary

River's father left his wife and son when the son is three years old. He goes out to get a pizza and does not come back. His mother's uncle moves in and becomes "Uncle Daddy". Rivers is living a normal life for a nine year old boy when his father returns after being gone for six years. The return of Rivers father threatens to tear the family apart until Uncle Daddy has a near fatal heart attack. Rivers and his parents come together to support Uncle Daddy.

Awards

Uncle Daddy won a Christopher Medal in the Books for Young People, ages 10–12 category in 2002.^[1][2]

Notes

1. "The Christophers, Inc". Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
2. Falcetti; Blanchard, Mary Warner (2006). Poets for Young Adults: Their Lives and Works. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-313-32884-6.

References

• Sutton, Roger (July–August 2001). "Uncle Daddy". Horn Book Magazine. 77 (4): 450. ISSN 0018-5078.
• Piehler, Heide (May 2001). "Uncle Daddy (Book Review)". School Library Journal. 47 (5): 149. ISSN 0362-8930.
• Hurst, Carol Otis (August–September 2001). "Into the Unknown". Teaching Pre K-8. 32 (1): 110. ISSN 0891-4508.
• Johnson, Nancy J (March 1, 2002). "Intergenerational". Reading Teacher: 602. ISSN 0034-0561.

Outside websites

• Ralph Fletcher's website