Piper Reed: Navy Brat

Dear Hank Williams

Glitter Gets Everywhere

Jake's Tower

The Willoughbys Return

Claudia and the Sad Goodbye

Second Chance Summer

Mind the Gap

Kimberly Willis Holt's The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas is a stunning post-9/11 companion to the National Book Award-winner When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Decades after the Vietnam War and Toby's life-changing summer with Zachary Beaver, Toby's daughter Rylee is at a crossroads--her best friend Twig has started pushing her away just as Joe, a new kid from New York, settles into their small town of Antler. Rylee befriends Joe and learns that Joe's father was a first responder on 9/11. The two unlikely friends soon embark on a project to find Zachary Beaver and hopefully reconnect him with Rylee's father almost thirty years later. This beautiful middle grade novel is a tribute to friendships--old and new--and explores the challenges of rebuilding what may seem lost or destroyed. Christy Ottaviano Books

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Dear Hank Williams

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Glitter Gets Everywhere

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Jake's Tower

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The Willoughbys Return

Lois Lowry, 2020

Claudia and the Sad Goodbye

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Second Chance Summer

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Mind the Gap

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