Echo's Sister

(Hardback)

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From critically acclaimed author Paul Mosier, aPublishers Weekly Flying Start, comes a stunning story about the beauty of family, the power of community, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit.

Twelve-year-old El has planned on making her first week at a new school fantastic. She wont go by her given name, Laughter. Shell sit in the back of the classroom where she can make new friends. She wont even have time to think about all the fun her old friends are having without her. Everything will be great.

But when her dad picks her up after school and tells her that her younger sister, Echo, has a life-threatening illness, her world is suddenly turned upside down. And with her parents now pressed for time and money, El feels lost and powerless.

Then she befriends Octavius, the only other kid in school who gets what shes going through. As El begins to adjust to her new life, she soon finds that maybe a little hope and a lot of love can overcome any obstacle.

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Mosier writes from the older siblings perspective which gives this novel a fresh viewpoint. The details and dialogue ring true and will give middle graders an empathetic window into an emotional and deeply personal familial experience. A poignant tale. School Library Journal Books like Echos Sister are the reason authors are told to write what you know. Paul Mosier breaks your heart a dozen times over, then patches it back up so that its somehow larger than when you started. Sarah Miller, author of Miss Spitfire Immediate and heartfelt. Ultimately positive and uplifting, but readers should keep a box of tissues nearby. Kirkus Reviews Accessible and compelling. [An] absorbing novel. ALA Booklist (starred review)

Author Bio

Paul Mosier lives near his place of birth in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. He has written two other books for middle grade readers, the critically acclaimed Train I Ride and Echo's Sister. Visit him on his blog, www.novelistpaulmosier.wordpress.com.