About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is feeling the weight of adult problems or struggling with a sense of powerlessness during a family crisis. It is a perfect choice for middle grade readers who are beginning to notice financial stress at home or who are navigating the complex emotions of seeing a grandparent's health decline. The story follows Vega, a determined girl in a desert town who believes finding a valuable meteorite will solve her family's money troubles and keep her home from being sold. While the book features an exciting overnight survival adventure, its true heart lies in exploring how children process unwelcome change. It validates the anxiety that comes with family illness and the desire to fix things that are beyond a child's control. Parents will appreciate how it models healthy collaboration and the realization that while we cannot stop change, we can weather it together. It is a compassionate, realistic, and hopeful guide through some of life's tougher transitions.
