Across the Pond

Across the Pond
Joy McCullough
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NZ$ 17.99
Paperback
h194 x 130mm - 304pg
15 Feb 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781534471221
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From the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost comes a heartwarming story about new beginnings, burgeoning friendships, and finding your flock. Callie can' t wait for her new life to start. After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. On top of that, she' s going to live in a real-life castle! But as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: it' s run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardener' s granddaughter doesn' t help her nerves about making new friends. So she comes up with the perfect solution: she' ll be homeschooled. Her parents agree, on one condition: she has to participate in a social activity. Inspired by a journal that she finds hidden in her bedroom, Callie decides to join a birding club. Sure, it sounds unusual, but at least it' s not sports or performing. But when she clashes with the club leader, she risks losing a set of friends all over again. Will she ever be able to find her flock and make this strange new place feel like home?
"The intensely awkward self-consciousness of the middle school years is presented with realistic sensitivity and insight. An emotionally perceptive story of awakening compassion for self and others. " -- Kirkus Reviews "McCullough writes with compassion and knowledge as she traces Callie' s ups and downs in a new country alongside her burgeoning, awkwardly won knowledge of friendship and self. " -- Publishers Weekly "With appealing jacket art, a distinctive setting, and an involving narrative, this inviting book delivers a good story. " -- Booklist
Joy McCullough lived in a castle in Scotland as a young child. Now she writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is the author of the middle grade novels Across the Pond and A Field Guide to Getting Lost. Her debut novel Blood Water Paint was long-listed for the National Book Award and was a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist. Visit her at JoyMcCullough. com.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781534471221
Published: 15 Feb 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
Height: 194mm
Width: 130mm
Spine: 18mm
Pages: 304

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