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Gr 8 Up—A stunning story filled with the healing power of friendship, family, and music. Rumi is spending the summer in Hawaii with her Aunt Ani after a devastating car accident kills her sister Lea. Her mother is stuck in her own world of grief, and Rumi feels lost. She becomes close with two neighbors, a cantankerous Mr. Watanabe, who has suffered loss of his own, and cheerful Kai, the seemingly classic boy next door. Rumi is filled with a rage she can't even...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Bowman here mines similar material as in her debut Starfish, with its focus on distant mothers and making art in the face of pain. Musi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More