The Places We Sleep

- Blurb -

It' s early September 2001, and twelve-year-old Abbey is the new kid at school. Again. I worry about people speaking to me / and worry just the same / when they don' t. Tennessee is her family' s latest stop in a series of moves due to her dad' s work in the Army, but this one might be different. Her school is far from Base, and for the first time, Abbey has found a real friend- loyal, courageous, athletic Camille. And then it' s September 11. The country is under attack, and Abbey' s "home" looks like it might fall apart. America has changed overnight. How are we supposed / to keep this up / with the world / crumbling / around us? Abbey' s body changes, too, while her classmates argue and her family falters. Like everyone around her, she tries to make sense of her own experience as a part of the country' s collective pain. With her mother grieving and her father prepping for active duty, Abbey must learn to cope on her own. Written in gorgeous narrative verse, Abbey' s coming-of-age story accessibly portrays the military family experience during a tumultuous period in our history. At once personal and universal, it' s a perfect read for fans of sensitive, tender-hearted books like The Thing About Jellyfish.