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Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Holm's The Fourteenth Goldfish and Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s, this heartfelt, deeply moving middle-grade debut features an offbeat girl who learns that she can remain true to herself while also letting others in.Eleven-year-old Frances is an observer of both nature and people, just like her idol, the anthropologist Margaret Mead. She spends most of her time up on the rocks behind her house in her "rock world," as Alvin, her kindhearted and well-read school bus driver, calls it. It's the one place where Frances can truly be herself, and where she doesn't have to think about her older sister, Christinia, who is growing up and changing in ways that Frances can't understand. But when the unimaginable happens, Frances slowly discovers that perhaps the world outside her rugged, hidden paradise isn't so bad after all, and that maybe--just maybe--she can find connection and camaraderie with the people who have surrounded her all along.Original, accessible, and deeply affecting, April Stevens's middle-grade debut about an unforgettable girl and an unlikely friendship will steal your heart.
About the Author
April Stevens is the author of the acclaimed novel, "Angel Angel". She has also written two children's books: "Waking up Wendell" which was a 2008 Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and "Edwin Speaks Up". April lives in northwestern Connecticut with her husband, the writer, Alexander Neubauer and their two children. Her book, "The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley", a novel for middle readers, is the story of 11 year old girl whose best friend is her elderly school bus driver. It will be published in early 2018.
