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Nov 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780440420552 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
Nov 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780375890925 | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
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Nov 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780440420552 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Nov 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780375890925 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
Like her mother, Georgia McCoy is an artist, but her dad looks away whenever he sees her with a sketchbook. Sometimes it’s hard to remember what it was like when her mother was still alive . . . when they were a family . . . when they were happy. But then a few days after her 13th birthday, Georgia receives an unexpected gift–a strange, formal letter, all typed up and signed anonymous–granting her free admission to the Brandywine River Museum for a whole year. And things begin to change.An accessible novel in poems, Pieces of Georgia offers an endearing protagonist–an aspiring artist, a grieving daughter, a struggling student, a genuine friend–and the poignant story of a broken family coming together.
1. You’ve written on a wide variety of topics. Where do you get your ideas?Honestly, ideas are everywhere: in books I read, in people I talk to, in my own household and neighborhood. The challenge is to capture them and… More about Jen Bryant
"Through Georgia’s artwork, noticing details others miss, learning about painters like O’Keeffe and Wyeth, and reaching out to others, the fragmented pieces of this steely, gentle heroine become an integrated whole." – Publishers Weekly, Starred
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