No Matter the Distance

An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in this captivating novel in verse by award-winning author and disabled activist Cindy Baldwin. Penny Rooney has cystic fibrosis, which means she has to do breathing treatments to help her lungs work. Some days, it seems like her CF is the only thing Penny knows about herself for sure. From her point of view, everyone around her can make sense of their place in the world. So why can''t Penny even begin to write a poem about herself for school? Then during spring break Penny spots something impossible in the creek behind her house: a dolphin, far from its home. Penny names the dolphin Rose and feels an immediate bond, since the dolphin is also sick. But as Penny''s CF worsens, she realizes that Rose needs to return to her pod to get better. Will Penny be able to help guide Rose back to the ocean, even if it means losing her friend? This heartwarming story, which marks the first time an author with cystic fibrosis is writing a protagonist with CF, will transport readers into a world full of friendship, family, and powerful self-discovery.

Product details

• Authors: Cindy Baldwin, Baldwin Cindy
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.02.2023
• EAN: 9780063006447
• ISBN: 978-0-06-300644-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Marine Life, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION: Disabilities & Special Needs, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Marine Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / Country Life, JUVENILE FICTION / Disabilities