The Distance to Home

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Recommend this poignant novel to fans ofKeeping Scoreby Linda Sue Park and The Thing About Jellyfishby Ali Benjamin (School Library Journal). Its a heartwarming celebration of sisterhood and summertime, and of finding the courage to get back in the game.

Last summer, Quinnen was the star pitcher of her baseball team, the Panthers. They were headed for the championship, and her loudest supporter at every game was her best friend and older sister, Haley.

This summer, everything is different. Haleys death, at the end of last summer, has left Quinnen and her parents reeling. Without Haley in the stands, Quinnen doesnt want to play baseball. It seems like nothing can fill the Haley-sized hole in her world. The one glimmer of happiness comes from the Bandits, the local minor-league baseball team. For the first time, Quinnen and her family are hosting one of the players for the season. Without her sister, Quinnens not sure it will be any fun, but soon she befriends a few players. With their help, can she make peace with the past and return to the pitchers mound


A Bank Street College of Education and Childrens Book Committee Best Childrens Books of the Year

A piercing first novel. . . . Bishop insightfully examines the tested relationships among grieving family members and friends in a story of resilience, forgiveness, and hope. Publishers Weekly

With appeal to both sports- and drama-minded girls, this will make a good book club selection and pass-it-among-your-friends read. The Bulletin

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Recommend this poignant novel to fans ofKeeping Scoreby Linda Sue Park and The Thing About Jellyfishby Ali Benjamin.School Library Journal

A piercing first novel. . . . Bishop insightfully examines the tested relationships among grieving family members and friends in a story of resilience, forgiveness, and hope. Publishers Weekly

With appeal to both sports- and drama-minded girls, this will make a good book club selection and pass-it-among-your-friends read. The Bulletin

Author Bio

Jenn Bishop is also the author of14 Hollow Road and is a former youth services and teen librarian. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago, where she studied English, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Along with her husband and cat, Jenn lives in Cincinnati. Visit her online at JennBishop.com or on Twitter at @buffalojenn.