Home Away From Home

De: Cynthia Lord

Narrado por: Brenna Larson

From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything around us is changing.

Mia and her mom visit Grandma in Maine every summer, but this year Mia is going alone. Her mom will stay behind to get their house ready to sell. It'll be a new start, she says, after the divorce.

Mia doesn't want a new start. She'd rather everything just stayed the same! At least things will be the same at Grandma's, though. Mia will walk to town for ice cream, and wait by the water, watching for birds, just like always.

Then Mia meets Grandma's know-it-all new neighbor, who's just her age. Cayman acts like he belongs at Grandma's house. He acts like he's the expert on everything. And when he and Mia spot an unusual white bird of prey, he acts like it's his job to find out what it is.

Unless, that is, Mia finds out first. And, in her effort to prove herself to him, she makes a decision that will change things for the town, for the bird, for Cayman, and even for herself. Can Mia stop what she's put into motion?

Acclaimed author Cynthia Lord, with her trademark sensitivity, weaves her love of nature with a profound reflection on what it means to be at home in a changing world.

©2023 Cynthia Lord (P)2023 Scholastic Inc

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A coming-of-age tale told with tenderness and compassion." - Kirkus Reviews

The characters were interesting.

I liked how there were several characters, and it wasn’t boring. Also there was a lot of mention of birds.

everything

it was really good like the whole book was amazing 👏 🤩 😍 💕 ❤️