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Back Home is the story of 13 year old Rachel Ann 'Brownie' Browning, whose family faces a tragic loss. Her father has just returned from the war in Iraq. He has suffered a traumatic brain injury - and is no longer the father she knew. Keller's affecting novel explores important territory: the challenges faced by families of returning soldiers across America, many thousands of whom have suffered brain injuries. Back Home is one of the first children's books to explore this emotionally fraught territory.

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Julia Keller is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and the Culture critic at the Chicago Tribune. She is the author of several mysteries for adults, A Killing in the Hills, Bitter River, and Summer of the Dead. She holds a PhD from Ohio State University and was the McGraw Profess of Writing at Princeton.

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