Summary
Can you still have a home if you don’t have a house? In the spirit of The Truth About Jellyfish and Fish in a Tree, comes a stunning debut about a family struggling to find a place to belong.
“To climb a tree, always think in threes and you’ll never fall.” “Two feet, one hand. Two hands, one foot,” Cora’s father told her when she was a little girl. Now Cora is in middle school, her father is gone, her family is homeless, and Cora has to look after her younger sister,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781524720117 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1524720119 |
| Author: | Melissa Sarno |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 176g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 132mm |
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Critics Review
”[R]ich and evocative … . A moving book about an all-too-common childhood experience, which is fairly uncommon in children’s literature.” –Booklist
“Troubling, affecting, and ultimately uplifting, from a promising debut novelist.”–Kirkus Reviews
”[A] thought provoking debut about the meaning of home and the importance of family.“–Horn Book Magazine
“This is a beautiful book. I loved Cora who was so warm and real. I cried over her hard life, but was thrilled over her choices. I wanted her to succeed; I wanted her to be happy. The ending of this book was wonderful; I’ll never forget it.” -Patricia Reilly Giff, author of Eleven
“This beautiful novel grabbed me from page one and never let go. Simply put, I loved this book. Cora and Adare wormed their way into my heart. I rooted for them, I ached for them. An incredible debut novel. I’m already a Sarno fan and can’t wait to see what she does next.” -Susin Nielsen, author of We Are All Made of Molecules
About The Author
Melissa Sarno
Melissa Sarno is a freelance writer and editor with an MFA in screenwriting. She writes about middle-grade books for Barnes & Noble’s BNkids blog and edits YA and children’s book reviews for Cleaver Magazine.
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