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Confusion is nothing new

Fourteen-year-old Ellie Magari's mother left shortly after Ellie was born, and her father has raised her, but Ellie always figured that one day she would meet her mother and ask her some pertinent questions--but now her mother has died, and Ellie does not know exactly how to feel about that, bu...

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Main Author: Acampora, Paul (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2018.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Marching bands > Juvenile fiction.
Catholic schools > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Bands (Music) > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Bildungsromans > Juvenile.
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Ellie Magari's mother left shortly after Ellie was born, and her father has raised her, but Ellie always figured that one day she would meet her mother and ask her some pertinent questions--but now her mother has died, and Ellie does not know exactly how to feel about that, but she is determined, with the help of her friends in the St. Francis of Assisi's Howling Wolves marching band (where she plays the glockenspiel), to make some kind of connection with her mother's memory.
Physical Description: 180 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9781338209990
133820999X
Author Notes: Paul Acampora has written three novels and people have said nice things about each of them. Kids, parents, and critics praise his work for its laugh-out-loud humor, rollicking dialogue, and heartfelt characters. He is the author of Defining Dulcie , which School Library Journal called "an inextricable mix of sadness and humor, sorrow and hope"; and Rachel Spinelli Punched Me in the Face , which Kirkus Reviews described as "an outstanding, humane coming-of-age tale of loss, yearning and forgiveness," and I Kill the Mockingbird which, according to Booklist, is "[a] well-written, resolutely cheerful offering [which] celebrates books, reading, and life." You can find Paul online at paulacampora.com.

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