Believe - by Julie Mathison (Paperback)

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A quirky, heartfelt middle-grade novel about grief and the resilience of the human spirit.
8-12 Years
8.5" x 5.5" Paperback
232 Pages
Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes

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Full of humor and wonder, BELIEVE explores the power and limits of the imagination - and how love both breaks and heals our hearts. This quirky, heartfelt middle-grade novel about grief and resilience will keep you guessing until the end.

Book Synopsis

A quirky, heartfelt middle-grade novel about grief and the resilience of the human spirit. Full of humor and wonder, Believe explores the power and limits of the imagination - and how love both breaks and heals our hearts.

Eleven-year-old Melanie knows she's special. She's never been bored. She understands the secret language of old houses and makes jewels out of broken glass. Her imagination can do anything -- except make friends. It's 1980, and life as a fifth grader at Buckminster Experimental School is lonely at best, when she's not dodging Karen, the school bully. Then, Melanie meets Sabrina, who looks like a TV star and acts like a spy, and who doesn't care what anyone thinks. She teaches Melanie how to believe in herself, and soon Melanie starts living her dreams. She even lands the lead in Peter Pan!

If only she could share it all with Mom. Missing her mom is like trying to breathe with one lung. It's bad. Sabrina thinks they can track her down, and Melanie wants to believe, but sometimes it's easier to pretend. Her new life feels like a house of cards, until one day it all comes crashing down and she finds herself with no choice but to face the truth... and let go.

"A riveting story of loss and friendship. Mathison's characters, young and old, are so well realized that they live on in the reader's mind long after the book is closed. "

-- Margaret J. Anderson, author of Searching for Shona.

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"A riveting story of loss and friendship. Mathison's characters, young and old, are so well realized that they live on in the reader's mind long after the book is closed. "

-- Margaret J. Anderson, author of Searching for Shona.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .53 Inches (D)

Weight: .66 Pounds

Suggested Age: 8-12 Years

Sub-Genre: Social Themes

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Number of Pages: 232

Publisher: Starr Creek Press

Theme: Death, Grief, Bereavement

Format: Paperback

Author: Julie Mathison

Language: English

Street Date: August 4, 2020

TCIN: 1002714568

UPC: 9781735003702

Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-0670

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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