A personal favorite!!
It never stops being thrilling - seeing a new book for the first time. I'm especially excited about this one - it's the first time I've written a novel that has stories within the main story. Loved my main character -- loved all the characters, actually, and the way everything came together.
About the story:
Adam's summer is off to a disappointing start. His so-called "best
friend" has bailed on him, choosing to stay behind to care for a sick
dog, instead of joining Adam and his family at the seaside campground as
planned. Adam is furious with Billy for abandoning him, impatient with
his mother for her artistic obsessions, and embarrassed by his dad's
lame attempts at being funny. At least an ever-changing cast of new
summer friends proves to be an entertaining distraction: Joey, the
shoe-thief with the cute sister; the mischievous Linden twins; enigmatic
Nevin; and Ethan, the adventurer. But it is Theo, the blind gentleman
up on the hill, with his magical stories of driftwood, who helps Adam to
see the true nature of friendship.
A middle grade novel.
Shortlisted for the 2015 Rocky Mountain Book Award
Shortlisted for the 2016 Hackmatack Award
