Review "Byars has the uncanny ability to know the secret lives...the outward postures， and the exact words her characters would surely use."--The New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Card catalog description With their mother dead and their father working nights， Retta tries to be mother to her two younger brothers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews