Awards

• Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2013
• Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2014
• Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2014
• Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate) 2015

Overview

From Clementine author Sara Pennypacker, this is a poignant middle-grade novel about two foster children who must find a way to work together in order to survive. Eleven-year-old Stella misses her (unreliable) mom, but she loves it at great-aunt Louise's house. Louise lives on Cape Cod, where Stella hopes her mom will someday come and settle down. The only problem? Angel, the foster kid Louise has taken in. The two girls live together but there's no way they'll ever be friends. Then Louise suddenly passes away one morning--and Stella and Angel decide not to tell anyone. Now they have to depend on each other for survival. Now they are forced to trust each other with the biggest secret ever. With great empathy and humor, Sara Pennypacker tells the story of two very different girls who unexpectedly become each other's true family. What does it take for two girls to keep the biggest secret on Cape Cod? An Unlikely Friendship: Stella is a rule-follower and Angel is a cactus-prickly rebel. When they're left alone, these two opposites must become a team--or risk losing everything. A Heartbreaking Secret: After their great-aunt Louise suddenly passes away, the girls decide not to tell anyone. They'll run her summer cottage business themselves to avoid being sent back into the foster care system. Found Family: With no adults to rely on, Stella and Angel must learn to depend on each other, discovering that family isn't just about who you're related to, but who you show up for. A Moving Coming of Age Story: A funny and poignant middle grade novel about navigating grief, learning to trust, and finding your own place in the world, one secret at a time.

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Reviews

Pennypacker s marvelously tactile writing animates Stella s narration and brings both engaging, resilient, and resourceful characters to life. --School Library Journal

Pennypacker once again demonstrates her keen insights into the third-grade mind with Clementine's priceless observations of the world around her --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Pennypacker's marvelously tactile writing animates Stella's narration and brings both engaging, resilient, and resourceful characters to life. --School Library Journal

Pennypacker's marvelously tactile writing animates Stella's narration and brings both engaging, resilient, and resourceful characters to life. --School Library Journal Pennypacker is a Beverly Cleary-caliber girl-whisperer; she can weave a yarn both funny and touching, with all the beloved, timeworn themes at the ready: friendship, family, loyalty, loss and independence. --New York Times Book Review Sara Pennypacker, author of the beloved Clementine series for younger readers, tells the story of two opposites who must find a way to work together to survive. While the situation may be extreme, young readers will relate to the challenges of having to work with people completely different from you. --Brightly Beautifully evoked, the novel's Cape Cod setting plays a focal role in this richly layered tale of loss, resiliency, and belonging. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A suspenseful, surprising novel of friendship and family from the creator of the popular Clementine series. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Author Information

Sara Pennypacker is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pax and Pax, Journey Home; the award-winning Clementine series and its spinoff series, Waylon; and the acclaimed novels Summer of the Gypsy Moths and Here in the Real World. She divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Florida. You can visit her online at sarapennypacker.com.

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