In honor of broken things

Oscar has just lost his beloved younger sister to cancer, Noah is a genius who has been homeschooled all his life but has decided he wants to go to middle school, Riley is an artist who has just moved back to West Beacon with his mother after she was held up at gun point--they are three unlikely fri...

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Main Author: Acampora, Paul (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
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Summary: Oscar has just lost his beloved younger sister to cancer, Noah is a genius who has been homeschooled all his life but has decided he wants to go to middle school, Riley is an artist who has just moved back to West Beacon with his mother after she was held up at gun point--they are three unlikely friends with troubles in their lives, but when they meet in their middle school pottery class, they begin to learn how to piece their lives back together again.
Physical Description: 198 pages ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN: 9781984816641
1984816640
Author Notes: Paul Acampora has written numerous novels and short stories for young readers. Kids, parents, and critics praise his work for its laugh-out-loud humor, rollicking dialogue, and heartfelt characters. Paul is a dad, husband, former kindergarten teacher, and full-time development professional now living in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.