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	Foundry Claire Harris
Original language
English
Categories
Children’s, Teenage & Educational
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www.lisagraff.com

LOST IN THE SUN

Lisa Graff

From the author of A Tangle of Knots and Absolutely Almost, a touching story about a boy who won't let one tragic accident define him.

Everyone says that middle school is awful, but Trent knows nothing could be worse than the year he had in fifth grade, when a freak accident on Cedar Lake left one kid dead, and Trent with a brain full of terrible thoughts he can't get rid of. Trent’s pretty positive the entire disaster was his fault, so for him middle school feels like a fresh start, a chance to prove to everyone that he's not the horrible screw-up they seem to think he is.

If only Trent could make that fresh start happen.

It isn’t until Trent gets caught up in the whirlwind that is Fallon Little—the girl with the mysterious scar across her face—that things begin to change. Because fresh starts aren’t always easy. Even in baseball, when a fly ball gets lost in the sun, you have to remember to shift your position to find it.

Lisa Graff is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots, as well as Absolutely Almost, Double Dog Dare, Umbrella Summer, The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower,The Thing About Georgie and Sophie Simon Solves Them All. Originally from California, she lived for many years in New York City and now makes her home just outside of Philadelphia

Available products
Book Published 2015-05-26 by Philomel/Penguin Books
Book Published 2015-05-26 by Philomel/Penguin Books

Comments

*A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * A Junior Library Guild Selection * A Summer 2016 Kids’ Indie Next pick * An Amazon Best Book of the Month * A Booklist Top 10 Sports Book for Youth * Scholastic Instructor’s 50 Sizzling Summer Reads * L.A. Times 20 Summer Books That Kids Will Gobble Up * A BookPage Top Pick for June *

Graff writes with stunning insight into boyhood and humanity, allowing Trent to speak for himself in a pained, honest narration. Investing Trent with all the tragic frailty of Holden Caulfield, Graff tackles issues of loss, isolation, and rage without apology. Graff consistently demonstrates why character-driven novels can live from generation to generation, and here she offers a story that can survive for many school years to come.

Graff creates layered, vulnerable characters that are worth getting to know and rooting for.

The LA Times included LOST IN THE SUN in their huge summer reading guide: http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-summer-books-guide-kids-html-20150531-htmlstory.html#middle-grade Read more...

Characterization is thoughtful: Graff is highly sensitive to a sixth-grade boy’s limited emotional savvy and lack of tools to deal with this kind of pain.

In Lost in the Sun, Trent decides that he will speak the truth: that pain and anger and loss are not the final words, that goodness can find us after all—even when we hide from it. This is a novel that speaks powerfully, honestly, almost shockingly about our human pain and our human redemption. This book will change you.

Lisa Graff crafts a compelling story about a boy touched with tragedy and the world of people he cares about. And like all the best stories, it ends at a new beginning.

[A]n ambitious and gracefully executed story.

Weighty matters deftly handled with humor and grace will give this book wide appeal.

Lisa Graff's books have been named to 30 state award lists, and A Tangle of Knots was long-listed for the National Book Award.

Turkey: Pegasus