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Overview"A quirky, heartfelt middle-grade novel about grief and the resilience of the human spirit. Full of humor and wonder, Believe explores the power and limits of the imagination - and how love both breaks and heals our hearts. Eleven-year-old Melanie knows she's special. She's never been bored. She understands the secret language of old houses and makes jewels out of broken glass. Her imagination can do anything -- except make friends. It's 1980, and life as a fifth grader at Buckminster Experimental School is lonely at best, when she's not dodging Karen, the school bully. Then, Melanie meets Sabrina, who looks like a TV star and acts like a spy, and who doesn't care what anyone thinks. She teaches Melanie how to believe in herself, and soon Melanie starts living her dreams. She even lands the lead in Peter Pan! If only she could share it all with Mom. Missing her mom is like trying to breathe with one lung. It's bad. Sabrina thinks they can track her down, and Melanie wants to believe, but sometimes it's easier to pretend. Her new life feels like a house of cards, until one day it all comes crashing down and she finds herself with no choice but to face the truth... and let go. ""A riveting story of loss and friendship. Mathison's characters, young and old, are so well realized that they live on in the reader's mind long after the book is closed. "" -- Margaret J. Anderson, author of Searching for Shona." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julie MathisonPublisher: Starr Creek Press Imprint: Starr Creek Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9781735003702ISBN 10: 1735003700 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 04 August 2020 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""A riveting story of loss and friendship. Mathison's characters, young and old, are so well realized that they live on in the reader's mind long after the book is closed. "" -- Margaret J. Anderson, author of Searching for Shona." A riveting story of loss and friendship. Mathison's characters, young and old, are so well realized that they live on in the reader's mind long after the book is closed. -- Margaret J. Anderson, author of Searching for Shona. Author InformationJulie Mathison has been writing for 30 years, as a student of literature, a lawyer, and an avid creator of all things fictional, be they literary short stories or books for children. She lives on a farm in Corvallis, Oregon with her husband and two children, ten goats, four sheep, three dogs and more chickens than you can shake a stick at (literally - she has tried). She enjoys ambitious and tedious undertakings like running marathons, making jam, homeschooling her children, making jam, writing novels, and making jam. Visit her at www.juliemathison.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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