About This Book
Reach for this book if your middle schooler is navigating the quiet, lingering fog of grief or feels like an outsider in their own life. It is a gentle yet honest companion for children who have experienced the loss of a parent and are struggling to find where they fit in as the world moves on around them. The story follows Carrie, who moves in with her grandmother after her mother's death and finds an unexpected, complicated connection with a withdrawn classmate named Mona. Lois Metzger captures the eighth grade experience with remarkable emotional accuracy, focusing on the internal landscape of a girl trying to reclaim her voice. It is highly appropriate for ages 10 to 14, providing a roadmap for how to honor the past while slowly stepping back into the light of the present. Parents will appreciate how the book models the slow, non-linear process of healing without offering easy or saccharine answers.
