Wishing Season

Informationen zum Autor Anica Mrose Rissi grew up on an island off the coast of Maine, where her penchant for telling and collecting stories began. After graduating from Yale University with a degree in American Studies, she moved to New York City, where she worked as a cheesemonger and book editor. When she isn't writing, Anica may be found fiddling in the electro-country band Owen Lake & the Tragic Loves or walking with her dog, Arugula, near their home in Princeton, New Jersey. Anica is the author of several books for younger readers, and her essays have been published by The Writer and the New York Times . This is her YA debut. Visit her online at anicarissi.com. Klappentext "A moving middle grade story by Anica Mrose Rissi that will appeal to readers who loved The Thing about Jellyfish and Hello, Universe, about the enduring bond between twins: Anders, who has recently died, and Lily, who has to balance her grief and confusion with a brother who isn't quite gone--and how to navigate a world that is moving forward without him."-- Zusammenfassung A moving middle grade story by Anica Mrose Rissi that will appeal to readers who loved The Thing about Jellyfish and Hello, Universe , about the enduring bond between twins: Anders, who has recently died, and Lily, who has to balance her grief and confusion with a brother who isn’t quite gone—and how to navigate a world that is moving forward without him. Of course Anders wasn’t lonely in the afterlife. He still, like always, had Lily. Lily doesn’t believe in making wishes. Not anymore. Not since Anders died. Wishes can’t fix the terrible thing that happened. Wishing won’t change how it feels. But Lily does believe in the impossible. She has a secret so extraordinary, so magical, no one would believe that it’s true. No one except Anders, of course. Nothing about this summer is turning out how Lily would have wished. But wishes, like seasons, can change. ...

Product details

• Authors: Anica Mrose Rissi, Rissi Anica Mrose
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2023
• EAN: 9780063258907
• ISBN: 978-0-06-325890-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION / Ghost Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE FICTION: Ghost Stories *, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General