By Cordelia Jensen, Laurie Morrison (author)
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In this beautifully constructed middle-grade novel, told half in prose and half in verse, Lauren prides herself on being a good sister, and Sierra is used to taking care of her mom. When Lauren's parents send her brother to a therapeutic boarding school for teens on the autism spectrum and Sierra moves to a foster home in Lauren's wealthy neighborhood, both girls are lost until they find a deep bond with each other.
But when Lauren recruits Sierra to help with a Robin Hood scheme to raise money for autistic kids who don't have her family's resources, Sierra has a lot to lose if the plan goes wrong. Lauren must learn that having good intentions isn't all that matters when you battle injustice, and Sierra needs to realize that sometimes the person you need to take care of is yourself.
In this beautifully constructed middle-grade novel, told half in prose and half in verse, Lauren prides herself on being a good sister, and Sierra is used to taking care of her mom. When Lauren's parents send her brother to a therapeutic boarding school for teens on the autism spectrum and Sierra moves to a foster home in Lauren's wealthy neighborhood, both girls are lost until they find a deep bond with each other. But when Lauren recruits Sierra to help with a Robin Hood scheme to raise money for autistic kids who don't have her family's resources, Sierra has a lot to lose if the plan goes wrong.
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Lauren must learn that having good intentions isn't all that matters when you battle injustice, and Sierra needs to realize that sometimes the person you need to take care of is yourself.
Cordelia Jensen is the author of the YA novel-in-verse Skyscraping, which earned a starred review from Booklist ( Exquisite free-verse poems...illuminating and deeply felt ). This is Laurie Morrison's first novel. Both authors live in Philadelphia and received MFAs in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Every Shiny Thing and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Every Shiny Thing features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Every Shiny Thing was written by Cordelia Jensen, Laurie Morrison and published by Amulet Paperbacks an imprint of Abrams
Every Shiny Thing has 368 pages
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