Looking for Me: ...in This Great Big Family

One of twelve siblings growing up in Depression-era Baltimore, Edith isn€t quite sure of who she is. Between working at her father€s diner, taking care of her younger siblings, and living in the shadow of her more mature sisters, she feels lost in a sea of siblings. When a kind teacher encourages Edith to be a teacher herself one day, Edith sees prospects for a future all her own. Full of joy, pain, humor, and sadness, this novel in verse is an enduring portrait of one family€s pursuit of the American dream.