Just like that
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Physical Desc
352 pages
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction
J FIC
1 available
J FIC
1 available
Los Osos Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction
J FIC
1 available
J FIC
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction | J FIC | On Shelf |
Los Osos Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction | J FIC | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5.9, 15 Points
Level 5.9, 15 Points
Notes
Description
In this poignant, perceptive, witty novel, Gary D. Schmidt brings authenticity and emotion to multiple plot strands, weaving in themes of grief, loss, redemption, achievement, and love. Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other
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