It was my friend who left.
All by herself.
A black pit opened inside of me, and I fell in. I fell and I fell.
Awards for
ALL ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE
ALA Notable Children‧s Books
The Horn Book Fanfare Honor List
Booklist Children‧s Editors’ Choices
Bulletin Blue Ribbon
Riverbank Review Children‧s Books of Distinction
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All Alone in the Universe.
Text and illustrations copyright © 1999 by Lynne Rae Perkins.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data.
Perkins, lynne Rae.
All alone in the universe / by Lynne Rae Perkins,
p. cm.
“Greenwillow Books.”
Summary: Debbie is dismayed when her best friend, Maureen, starts spending time with ordinary, boring Glenna.
ISBN 0-688-16881-7 — ISBN 0-380-73302-1 (pbk.)
[1. Best friends—Fiction. 2. Friendship—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.P4313De 1999 98-50093
[Fic]—dc21 CIP
AC
First Harper Trophy edition, 2001
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