Every Shiny Thing
AGES 10 TO 14 MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION
■ ■ BY C O R D E L I A J E N S E N A N D L AU R I E M O R R I S O N
An empathetic novel about two girls learning what it means to fight for fairness
S E LLING POINTS ■■ Timely topic: Lauren’s stealing is an extreme reaction to issues of justice that kids face every day, but one that kids will relate to ■■ Up-and-coming authors: Laurie and Cordelia are talented newcomers to the kidlit world ■■ Appealing format: Alternating prose and verse chapters make this a welcoming read for reluctant readers
S PECIFICATIONS 352 pages 210 × 140mm • 81/4 × 51/2" Hardcover with jacket RIGHTS: WORLD PUB MONTH: APRIL ISBN 978-1-4197-2864-8 ISBN 978-1-4197-2864-8 UK £12.99 US $16.99 51699 9 781419 728648
ISBN 978-1-68335-249-5
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n this beautifully constructed middle-grade novel, told half in prose and half in verse, Lauren prides herself on being a good sister, and Sierra is used to taking care of her mum. When Lauren’s parents
send her brother to a therapeutic boarding school for teens on the autism spectrum and Sierra moves
to a foster home in Lauren’s wealthy neighbourhood, both girls are lost until they find a deep bond with each other. But when Lauren recruits Sierra to help with a Robin Hood scheme to raise money for autistic kids who don’t have her family’s resources, Sierra has a lot to lose if the plan goes wrong. Lauren must learn that having good intentions isn’t all that matters when you battle injustice, and Sierra needs to realise that sometimes, the person you need to take care of is yourself. Cordelia Jensen is the author of the YA novel-in-verse Skyscraping, which earned a starred review from Booklist (‘Exquisite free-verse poems . . . illuminating and deeply felt’). This is Laurie Morrison’s first novel. Both authors live in Philadelphia and received MFAs in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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