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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Children’s, Teenage & Educational
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GINNY OFF THE MAP

Caroline Hickey Kelly Murphy

Poignant, funny, contemporary middle grade fiction about a quirky 10-year-old geography fan bursting with the challenges of being a little bit different.

There are two things Ginny loves most: geography facts and her father. But after her dad is deployed overseas and Ginny and the rest of her family move to a new town, not even her facts can keep her afloat. The geography camp she's been anxiously awaiting is canceled. Even worse, her father -- the one person in the world who shares her love of geography and maps -- is difficult to reach abroad. With a fierce heart and steadfast determination, Ginny bursts with the challenges and rewards of staying true to herself during a season of growth.

This thoughtful novel explores the strength that emerges through adversity; Ginny must come to trust her inner compass as she navigates the world around her.

Caroline Hickey learned her world capitals by playing "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" in the 1980s. She holds an MFA in creative writing from The New School and is the author of "Cassie Was Here and Isabelle's Boyfriend". She currently lives outside Washington, DC, with her family.

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Book Published 2023-06-01 by Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Book Published 2023-06-01 by Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Comments

Any kid who's struggling to find their place will fall in love with this humorous, sweet, and heartfelt novel. Fans of The Penderwicks will find the same warmth and compassion in Hickey's characters, as Ginny finds summer friendship magic in a cul-de-sac in Maryland.

Take one geography fanatic kid, plunk her in a new place, then subtract her biggest fan (her deployed military dad), and you might have a recipe for disaster. Except if that kid is Ginny, her irrepressible personality and irresistible collection of STEM and world travel facts will make you laugh, cheer, and appreciate your own idiosyncratic obsessions. A perfect blend of humor and heart!

Unique: that's what Ginny decides she is, and that's what Ginny Off the Map is, too, as it seamlessly weaves truly fun and fascinating geography facts into an engaging, honest story that zips along at a brisk pace.

Ginny will charm you with her antics and her facts as she learns to both make and become a good friend.

Caroline Hickey has created a heroine whose attempts to chart her path are both winsome and relatable. A deployed parent, sister problems, a move to a new townGinny uses her facts, and her heart, to navigate them all. This book should be on every middle-grade reading list.

Fact: This book is wise, honest and utterly charming. I LOVED Ginny Off the Map!