New Release in Paperback!
New Release in Paperback!
MISSING MIKE Award-Winning Author
Award-Winning Author
Shari Green
Wendy Orr
From the award-winning author of Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess, a timely middle-grade story about the devastation of wildfires and the resilience of the human spirit.
A thrilling Bronze Age survival story from the award-winning author of Dragonfly Song and Nim’s Island. In the myth-rich culture of Bronze Age Crete, a volcano cuts short the coming-of-age training of Leira, a young priestess. When her world is shattered and her future appears lost, she must find the strength within herself to ensure the survival of her family as refugees across the sea.
When a wildfire turns eleven-year-old Cara Donovan's life upside down, there's one thing she refuses to let go of: her rescue dog, Mike. She will do what it takes to find him, even if it means plunging into a world of fire and ash.
• USBBY Outstanding International Book School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Books selection Starred • CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection
With her signature style combining simplicity and lyricism, Shari Green, the award-winning author of Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles and Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess tells an uplifting story of love and loss. And she shows how one girl’s stressful journey eventually leads her to an unexpected place, and a new definition of home. • NCTE Notable Poetry Book • USBBY Outstanding International Book • Shortlisted for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award • Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award • Shortlisted for the Forest of Reading Silver • Birch Fiction Award • Shortlisted for the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award • Shortlisted for the MYRCA Sundogs Award “Green does a marvelous job of using backstory to deepen the commitment and love between dog and girl…Tense, heartwarming, and masterful.” —Kirkus Reviews “Green’s free verse novel fairly brims with gripping descriptions of both the fire and Cara’s taut emotional state, allowing readers a front-row seat to the devastation and fear that the fire generates… A fast-paced, compelling, and timely read.” —Booklist
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“[Orr’s] mixture of prose and free verse to tell Leira’s story is lyrical and magnetic—and devastating.” Starred Review —Kirkus Juvenile Fiction Ages 8–12 ISBN: 978-1-77278-045-1 (HC) / 978-1-77278-085-7 (PB) Trim Size: 5.75 x 8 inches / 14.61 x 20.32 cm / Pages: 248 List Price: $16.95 USD / $18.95 CAD Hardcover with dust jacket List Price: $12.95 USD / $15.95 CAD Paperback PB Publication Date: November 26, 2019 U.S.A. / Canada PB Ship Date: November 1, 2019 U.S.A. / Canada
*Also available in hardcover “Cara provides a dramatic and youthful eyewitness perspective on wildfires, evacuation operations, the kindness and generosity of strangers, and the traumatic uncertainty of loss. A timely addition to middle grade collections.” —School Library Journal
“Leira’s lyrical first-person narrative advances the story along beautifully with a fitting sense of urgency, and free-verse songs clue readers in to her emotional development. Immersive historical fiction.” Starred Review —Booklist “Beautiful writing and a fast-moving plot will give young historical fiction fans much to love.” Starred Review —School Library Journal “A gripping exploration of privilege during [Leira's] journey toward womanhood.” —Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books
Juvenile Fiction Ages 10–14 ISBN: 978-1-77278-062-8 (HC) / 978-1-77278-107-6 (PB) Trim Size: 5.5 x 8 inches / 13.97 x 20.32 cm / Pages: 288 List Price: $17.95 USD / $21.95 CAD Hardcover with laminated case List Price: $14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD Paperback PB Publication Date: November 26, 2019 U.S.A. / Canada PB Ship Date: November 1, 2019 U.S.A. / Canada
*Also available in hardcover
“Written in flowing prose, Missing Mike explores the meaning of home….The emotional intensity of the story never falters.” —Foreword Reviews
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