Echo's Sister
On Sale: 08/07/2018
Echo's Sister
On Sale: 08/07/2018
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About the Book
From critically acclaimed author Paul Mosier, a Publishers Weekly Flying Start, comes a stunning story about the beauty of family, the power of community, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit.
Twelve-year-old El has planned on making her first week at a new school fantastic. She won’t go by her given name, Laughter. She’ll sit in the back of the classroom where she can make new friends. She won’t even have time to think about all the fun her old friends are having without her. Everything will be great.
But when her dad picks her up after school and tells her that her younger sister, Echo, has a life-threatening illness, her world is suddenly turned upside down. And with her parents now pressed for time and money, El feels lost and powerless.
Then she befriends Octavius, the only other kid in school who gets what she’s going through. As El begins to adjust to her new life, she soon finds that maybe a little hope and a lot of love can overcome any obstacle.
Critical Praise
“Mosier writes from the older sibling’s perspective which gives this novel a fresh viewpoint. The details and dialogue ring true and will give middle graders an empathetic window into an emotional and deeply personal familial experience. A poignant tale.” — School Library Journal
“Books like Echo’s Sister are the reason authors are told to ‘write what you know.’ Paul Mosier breaks your heart a dozen times over, then patches it back up so that it’s somehow larger than when you started.” — Sarah Miller, author of Miss Spitfire
“Immediate and heartfelt. Ultimately positive and uplifting, but readers should keep a box of tissues nearby.” — Kirkus Reviews
★“Accessible and compelling. [An] absorbing novel.” — ALA Booklist (starred review)
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780062455673
- ISBN 10: 0062455672
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 08/07/2018
- Pages: 240
- List Price:21.00 CAD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Special Needs
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
- BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence
- BISAC6 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
- BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Strangers
- BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities
- BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Relationships
- BISAC10 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
