What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. Book with a girl standing on a cliff on the cover. [s]

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Sharon | 16 comments Hi all: I read this book about a hundred years ago. (I believe I was in late elementary school, maybe 5th grade, so I probably read it in the mid/late 2000s, like 2006 or 07.) I remember extremely little about it, but I still think about it a lot. It was a middle grade book, I think, probably aimed at 6th/7th grade.
In the book there was a girl who was maybe a young teenager, like 12 to 14, and she found herself caring for a baby and wandering around without any adults. It was vaguely English, with heaths and cottages, and they were near the ocean - I believe the cover was the girl standing on a cliff with her hair blowing in the wind. The only scene I really remember is she had to find food for the kid so they found themselves in an abandoned cottage. There was a big pot on the stove that was cold and there was moldy soup inside and a loaf of moldy bread. But they were so hungry they had to clean off the mold and ate it anyway.
It was kind of vaguely apocalyptic, but it never had a very specific time period or setting as far as I can remember.
Thanks for the help!


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Sharon | 16 comments Rainbowheart wrote: "Found?

Foundling by June Oldham"


Oh! I think so! I have to get back to the library and read it again now, but I think yes.


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Rainbowheart | 28668 comments Cool, fingers crossed!


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Rainbowheart | 28668 comments Sharon, were you able to determine if Found was your book?


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Sharon | 16 comments Rainbowheart wrote: "Sharon, were you able to determine if Found was your book?"

I still haven't managed to get my hands on a copy yet, unfortunately, but it does seem to be right.


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Rainbowheart | 28668 comments Do you think we should move it to the Solved folder, or leave it open?


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Sharon | 16 comments I think it's fine to move it to the solved folder!


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Kris | 54944 comments Mod
Sharon, thanks for the update. If you find Found by June Oldham isn't your book, just come back and let us know.


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