Agent: Marietta Zacker, Gallt & Zacker Literary.
Annie’s journey to break free of the guilt she carries, about Gloria’s accident and her own mother’s leaving, and to embrace her true self-including the wild imagination and creativity she shared with her mom-offer quiet triumph through a tenderly drawn intergenerational relationship and Annie’s expressive voice. Caring for Gloria’s beloved hound helps Annie overcome her longtime fear of the creatures, sparked by a dog attack, and as the two unearth old pictures-of Gloria’s siblings, travels, and surprising talents-Annie begins to wonder about these changing versions of the now frail woman she visits daily, and the choices and experiences that define who a person becomes. She also helps the residents of her North Carolina town prepare for their first festival, which they hope will put the struggling town on the map. Logan spends the summer assisting the stubbornly independent woman with her clutter. When an attempted doorbell ditching ends with a broken arm for elderly neighbor Gloria Crumb, rising seventh grader Annie P. If you decide to check out the book, we hope you’ll do so via this Amazon affiliate link, where if you choose to purchase via the link DIY MFA gets a referral fee at no cost to you.An accident-prone middle schooler blames her lot on an unlucky star in McDunn’s ( The Queen Bee and Me) endearing contemporary novel. Highly-acclaimed author of Caterpillar Summer, Gillian McDunn explores boyhood in a funny and big-hearted story about a kid trying to find the best way to be his best self. and sometimes you have to make a few mistakes before you figure out what’s right. Sometimes the least likely friends help you see a new side to things. But Maribel is also looking for a new way to show others her true self and this project could be the chance they’ve both been waiting for. When he’s paired with the super smart and popular Maribel for a school-wide project, Elliott worries they won’t see eye to eye.
It is an undeniably beautiful story made for pondering and revisiting, and a tale that readers will surely treasure. There, it’s actually a good thing to have a brain that goes in six directions at once. In a note included with advance copies of Gillian McDunn’s fifth novel, the middle grade author shares that When Sea Becomes Sky is her once-in-a-lifetime-book. The kitchen’s scents and sizzles always ignite his creativity. Especially when he already feels like his dad just doesn’t get him–or the fact that Elliott is happiest when he’s cooking. He’s not too sure where he fits into his own family either, especially since his newly remarried dad and stepmom are expecting a baby.
Sometimes finding yourself can be a little messy …Įlliott has been struggling since starting middle school, when his ADHD spiraled and his best friend moved away.
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