Clover Coverdale is a children's or young adult book published in 1966. It felt as though there was a surprising amount of tragedy in the story for a book of that time period. Right from the beginning we are informed that Clover has been in an accident leaving her without a home and in severe pain, and as soon becomes apparent, without family.

The adults in this novel never seem to have what's best for Clover in mind, and Clover herself seems unsure what she wants in life although, this is not altogether surprising since she is 15. I did enjoy this novel, and finished it in one sitting. It is an easy read. However, I think it should have been longer. There was a fairly large set of characters and I didn't feel that they were quite fleshed out enough for me to sympathise with then in the way the author seemed to intend me to. The story also seemed to rush to its conclusion, tying up several threads very quickly. Overall, I found this to be something of an oddity but I think it may appeal to grown up fans of girls own stories. ( )