Summary
When a troubled children’s book author moves to their farm, two kids with troubles of their own hatch a scheme to swipe the ending of the final book in a bestselling series to get a reward from the book’s publisher in this gorgeously written novel in the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind.
Twelve-year-old Sara and her brother Hawk are told that they are not to bother the man—The Mister—who just moved into the silo apartment on their farm. It doesn’t matter that t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481491563 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1481491563 |
| Author: | Beth Kephart |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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*“[For] readers who love good storytelling and spirited heroines…. As refreshing as rainfall on a dry field.”
*“[For] readers who love good storytelling and spirited heroines…. As refreshing as rainfall on a dry field.” – Booklist, starred review
“Could accompany other novels…such as R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.” – School Library Connection
”[A] gentle, lovely tale of a deeply bonded family, replete with a clever mystery.” – Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Beth Kephart
National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart is the critically acclaimed author of nearly two dozen books for both adults and young readers. Her recent, Wild Blues, was named an ALA Youth Editor’s Choice. Her other novels—including Undercover, Small Damages, and One Thing Stolen—have been also featured on numerous best book lists. She is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches creative nonfiction and fiction. She lives in Devon, Pennsylvania.
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