{"product_id":"9781250154989","title":"A Stitch in Time","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Stitch in Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Daphne Kalmar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR's Best Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn orphan grapples with her unpleasant aunt and the even more unpleasant idea of moving to Boston in this poignant middle-grade debut that handles loss and renewal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time, Donut’s story is gritty, hopeful and ultimately all about the various ways that love shows up. I loved it.”--Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award finalist novel \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTaxidermy?\u003c\/i\u003e  What better journey to uncover the true stuff of character!  A classic, indelible debut.\"--Rita Williams-Garcia, author of the Newbery Honor novel \u003ci\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonut is an eleven-year old geography buff who keeps her taxidermied mice hidden in her late mother’s hope chest.  Her pops passed away, leaving her an orphan.  Aunt Agnes has moved in, bringing along her lumpy oatmeal, knitting, and a plan to drag Donut off to Boston forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonut stands to lose everything: her friends, her village, her home, the woods, and walks where the memories of her pops are stored up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Donut dodges the ache of missing her pops, she and her best friend Tiny plan how to keep her where she belongs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Stitch in Time\u003c\/i\u003e by Daphne Kalmar is shot through with gorgeous, evocative language, and gets right to Donut’s heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written in the third person limited to Donut’s perspective, \u003cb\u003eKalmar’s debut has an authentic voice that brings her protagonist vividly to life and lends her struggles with grief an immediacy that belies the 1927 setting. \u003c\/b\u003eDonut is brassy and flawed but easy to love, especially in light of how much she values friendships and her growing self-awareness.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eKalmar introduces a delightfully intricate character in Donut\u003c\/b\u003e, whose  passions include bird taxidermy, memorizing tidbits from the atlas Pops  gave her, and her friendships with affectingly portrayed Vermonters. The  author leaves readers knowing that her insightful, articulate, and wry  heroine will land—solidly—on her feet.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Kalmar  transports readers into the woods of Vermont with her vivid  descriptions. Readers will empathize with Donut’s heartache over the  loss of her father and her fierce desire to resist change at all costs. \u003cb\u003eA  superb read-aloud, educators and readers will find much to discuss\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\"--School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Readers with an  interest in historical fiction will appreciate this energetic and lively  heroine dealing with loss as best as she can.\"-\u003ci\u003e-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"For more than 20 years, debut novelist Daphne Kalmar was a teacher who  loved introducing her students to the natural world. Her affection for  the animals and landscapes of Vermont’s northern kingdom is apparent  throughout \u003ci\u003eA Stitch in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, but what will really win  over readers is her novel’s heroine. \u003cb\u003eWith her big heart and an openness  to adventure, Donut is an affecting blend of toughness, vulnerability  and fearlessness. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Stitch in Time\u003c\/i\u003e would make a  wonderful read-aloud and provides an opportunity for parents and  children to talk about grief, love and self-reliance.\"—\u003ci\u003eBookPage  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed NPR Best Book of the Year (2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250154989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40652258050254,"sku":"9781250154989","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250154989","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}