Writing books with heart

❤️

“Powerful, emotional, and wondrous.”
Kirkus - Starred Review


From the
Schneider Family Book Award-winning author

of

Tending to Grace
Beholding Bee
Chasing Augustus
The Wonder of Charlie Anne

Comes the inspiring tale
of a young writer
with a big imagination
who can hear the ocean in her heart

Published by Knopf BFYR, an imprint of Penguin Random House

on sale date: January 21, 2025

I’m grateful for these starred reviews!

“God’s Bones! Magnificent.”
CHASING AUGUSTUS, Kirkus

“Good humor, kindness and courage triumph in this warm, richly nuanced novel that cheers the heart like a song sweetly sung.”
THE WONDER OF CHARLIE ANNE, Kirkus

“This quiet, beautiful, first novel makes the search for home a searing drama.”
TENDING TO GRACE, Booklist

“Poetically portrays the human potential to fly after emerging from a cocoon of neglect.”
TENDING TO GRACE,
School Library Journal

“Charlie Anne’s voice … resonates…”
THE WONDER OF CHARLIE ANNE,
School Library Journal

“Enthralling.”
BEHOLDING BEE, BookPage, Children’s Top Pick