Awards

• Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2014
• Short-listed for Keystone to Reading Book Award (Middle School) 2014

Overview

Seventh grader Louise should be the captain of her school's gymnastics team - but she isn't. She's fun and cute and should have lots of friends - but she doesn't. And there's a dreamy boy who has a crush on her - but somehow they never connect. Louise has everything going for her, so what is it that's holding her back? Phoebe Stone tells the winning story of the spring when Louise Terrace wakes up, finds the courage to confront the painful family secret she's hiding from - and finally gets the boy.

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Reviews

Most winning of all . . . is the romance itself, which bursts out in a joyful, honey-sweet denouement that's destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction. - STARRED review The Bulletin of the center for Children's Books<br><br> Extremely well-done. - STARRED review, Publishers Weekly<br><br> An outstanding tale of love, loss and the true power of friendship. - STARRED review Kirkus Reviews<br><br> Achingly sweet. - STARRED review, Booklist

Praise for Phoebe Stone: <p><p> Literature doesn't get much better than this. - Boston Globe<p><p> Stone's prose is poetic. - New York Times Book Review<p><p> The Romeo and Juliet Code shows that truth will win out -- and that Stone has written a masterpiece for young readers everywhere. - Liz Rosenberg, The Boston Globe

Most winning of all . . . is the romance itself, which bursts out in a joyful, honey-sweet denouement that's destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction. - STARRED review The Bulletin of the center for Children's Books <br> Extremely well-done. - STARRED review, Publishers Weekly <br> An outstanding tale of love, loss and the true power of friendship. - STARRED review Kirkus Reviews <br> Achingly sweet. - STARRED review, Booklist

Most winning of all . . . is the romance itself, which bursts out in a joyful, honey-sweet denouement that s destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction. - STARRED review The Bulletin of the center for Children's Books Extremely well-done. - STARRED review, Publishers Weekly An outstanding tale of love, loss and the true power of friendship. - STARRED review Kirkus Reviews Achingly sweet. - STARRED review, Booklist Praise for Phoebe Stone: Literature doesn't get much better than this. - Boston Globe Stone's prose is poetic. - New York Times Book Review The Romeo and Juliet Code shows that truth will win out -- and that Stone has written a masterpiece for young readers everywhere. - Liz Rosenberg, The Boston Globe

Author Information

Phoebe Stone s first novel, ALL THE BLUE MOONS AT THE WALLACE HOTEL, was hailed as haunting and poetic by THE NEW YORK TIMES. Her first novel for Arthur A. Levine Books, DEEP DOWN POPULAR, received a starred review in BOOKLIST. THE ROMEO AND JULIET CODE received two stars. And her most recent title, THE BOY ON CINNAMON STREET, received a whopping four starred reviews. Phoebe lives in Middlebury, Vermont.

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