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    Where I Want to Be

    Author Adele Griffin
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    Penguin Young Readers | Speak
    5.55"W x 8.25"H x 0.5"D  
    On sale Sep 06, 2007 | 176 Pages | 9780142409480
    Grade 7 & Up
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    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Two young teens learn that sisterhood is forever, even after death, in this supernatural coming-of-age novel.

    “Griffin artfully dabs details on her canvas, then overlays her story with a supernatural patina that will immediately draw in the audience.”—Booklist, starred review

    “Thoughtful, unique, and ultimately life-affirming.”—School Library Journal

    As children, sisters Jane and Lily were inseparable. But inevitably, sisters grow up. And while Lily begins to make friends and date boys, older sister Jane wants to stay in the make-believe worlds they had created when they were young. And when Lily starts dating Caleb, Jane merely watches, frustrated and envious of Lily’s newfound life.

    Then tragedy strikes and Lily is forced to find her way through a new world full of memories and changes—without Jane. But all the while, Jane is there, watching from the other side.
    Adele Griffin is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, both National Book Award finalists. She is also the author of All You Never Wanted, Tighter, Picture the Dead, The Julian Game, and the Witch Twins and Vampire Island middle-grade series. Adele lives with her husband and children in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Adele Griffin
    • WINNER
      National Book Award
    “Griffin artfully dabs details on her canvas, then overlays her story with a supernatural patina that will immediately draw in the audience.”—Booklist, starred review

    “Thoughtful, unique, and ultimately life-affirming.”—School Library Journal

    “Masterfully weaves the past and ghostly present into the story as the line between imagination and reality, life and death, blurs for the characters and readers alike in this powerful story.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “A tender and nuanced exploration of sisterhood and self.”—BCCB

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    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Two young teens learn that sisterhood is forever, even after death, in this supernatural coming-of-age novel.

    “Griffin artfully dabs details on her canvas, then overlays her story with a supernatural patina that will immediately draw in the audience.”—Booklist, starred review

    “Thoughtful, unique, and ultimately life-affirming.”—School Library Journal

    As children, sisters Jane and Lily were inseparable. But inevitably, sisters grow up. And while Lily begins to make friends and date boys, older sister Jane wants to stay in the make-believe worlds they had created when they were young. And when Lily starts dating Caleb, Jane merely watches, frustrated and envious of Lily’s newfound life.

    Then tragedy strikes and Lily is forced to find her way through a new world full of memories and changes—without Jane. But all the while, Jane is there, watching from the other side.

    Author

    Adele Griffin is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, both National Book Award finalists. She is also the author of All You Never Wanted, Tighter, Picture the Dead, The Julian Game, and the Witch Twins and Vampire Island middle-grade series. Adele lives with her husband and children in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Adele Griffin

    Awards

    • WINNER
      National Book Award

    Praise

    “Griffin artfully dabs details on her canvas, then overlays her story with a supernatural patina that will immediately draw in the audience.”—Booklist, starred review

    “Thoughtful, unique, and ultimately life-affirming.”—School Library Journal

    “Masterfully weaves the past and ghostly present into the story as the line between imagination and reality, life and death, blurs for the characters and readers alike in this powerful story.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “A tender and nuanced exploration of sisterhood and self.”—BCCB

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