A skillfully written and heartfelt novel about a family making a new home, recovering from grief, and the town full of people who join them on their journey.
School Library Journal starred review. Twelve-year-old Lowen, still grieving, moves to a mill town giving away houses for a dollar. A fresh start? Maybe. A tender middle-grade tale of grief, family, and community—with comic-strip drawings woven right in. The kind of book you finish a little changed.
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“A skillfully written and heartfelt novel about a family making a new home, recovering from grief, and the town full of people who join them on their journey.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
Some stories settle in like a warm blanket on a rainy coastal afternoon. This is one of them.
Twelve-year-old Lowen Grover, a budding comic-book artist, is still reeling from the shooting death of his friend Abe when he stumbles across a curious article: a former mill town is giving away homes for just one dollar. It seems like the perfect escape from the city and all the awful memories tangled up in it. A fresh start. A chance for his mum to run a business of her very own.
But is the Dollar Program too good to be true?
The houses are in rough shape. The locals are slow to warm. And as the Grovers roll up their sleeves, they begin to wonder if they’ve simply traded one set of problems for another.
From the author of Small as an Elephant and Paper Things comes a tender, deeply human middle-grade novel about guilt and grief, family and friendship, and—above all—the quiet magic of community. Lowen’s comic-strip drawings are woven right into the pages, a lovely touch for young artists and dreamers.
Perfect for readers ages 8–12 who love stories with real heart, this is the kind of book you finish a little changed.
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A skillfully written and heartfelt novel about a family making a new home, recovering from grief, and the town full of people who join them on their journey.
A timely and tender exploration of grief, guilt, and the meaning of home.
| Weight | 0.70 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.19 × 1.04 × 7.63 in |
| Book Author | Jennifer Richard Jacobson |
| Fiction Type | |
| Subject | Art, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Juvenile Fiction, Poverty & Homelessness, Social Themes |
12 Perkins Cove Rd,
Ogunquit, ME 03907
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