A Newbery Honor Winning Author
Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elenea�TMs Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding schoola�TMs traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elenea�TMs with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the ganga�TMs relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other.
Age Range: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5-6 | Lexile Measure: NA