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The Painting

By Charis Cotter

By Charis Cotter

By Charis Cotter

By Charis Cotter

By Charis Cotter

By Charis Cotter

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    About The Painting

    A haunting, beautiful middle-grade novel about fractured relationships, loss, ghosts, friendship and art.

    Annie and her mother don’t see eye to eye. When Annie finds a painting of a lonely lighthouse in their home, she is immediately drawn to it–and her mother wishes it would stay banished in the attic. To her, art has no interest, but Annie loves drawing and painting.

    When Annie’s mother slips into a coma following a car accident, strange things begin to happen to Annie. She finds herself falling into the painting and meeting Claire, a girl her own age living at the lighthouse. Claire’s mother Maisie is the artist behind the painting, and like Annie, Claire’s relationship with her mother is fraught. Annie thinks she can help them find their way back to each other, and in so doing, help mend her relationship with her own mother.

    But who IS Claire? Why can Annie travel through the painting? And can Annie help her mother wake up from her coma?

    The Painting is a touching, evocative story with a hint of mystery and suspense to keep readers hooked.

    About The Painting

    A haunting, beautiful middle-grade novel about fractured relationships, loss, ghosts, friendship and art.

    Annie and her mother don’t see eye to eye. When Annie finds a painting of a lonely lighthouse in their home, she is immediately drawn to it–and her mother wishes it would stay banished in the attic. To her, art has no interest, but Annie loves drawing and painting.

    When Annie’s mother slips into a coma following a car accident, strange things begin to happen to Annie. She finds herself falling into the painting and meeting Claire, a girl her own age living at the lighthouse. Claire’s mother Maisie is the artist behind the painting, and like Annie, Claire’s relationship with her mother is fraught. Annie thinks she can help them find their way back to each other, and in so doing, help mend her relationship with her own mother.

    But who IS Claire? Why can Annie travel through the painting? And can Annie help her mother wake up from her coma?

    The Painting is a touching, evocative story with a hint of mystery and suspense to keep readers hooked.

    About The Painting

    A haunting, beautiful middle-grade novel about fractured relationships, loss, ghosts, friendship and art.

    Annie and her mother don’t see eye to eye. When Annie finds a painting of a lonely lighthouse in their home, she is immediately drawn to it–and her mother wishes it would stay banished in the attic. To her, art has no interest, but Annie loves drawing and painting.

    When Annie’s mother slips into a coma following a car accident, strange things begin to happen to Annie. She finds herself falling into the painting and meeting Claire, a girl her own age living at the lighthouse. Claire’s mother Maisie is the artist behind the painting, and like Annie, Claire’s relationship with her mother is fraught. Annie thinks she can help them find their way back to each other, and in so doing, help mend her relationship with her own mother.

    But who IS Claire? Why can Annie travel through the painting? And can Annie help her mother wake up from her coma?

    The Painting is a touching, evocative story with a hint of mystery and suspense to keep readers hooked.

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    About Charis Cotter

    CHARIS COTTER grew up beside a cemetery and has been living with ghosts ever since. She studied English in university and went to drama school in London, England. She is the award-winning author of The Swallow: A Ghost Story, The… More about Charis Cotter

    About Charis Cotter

    CHARIS COTTER grew up beside a cemetery and has been living with ghosts ever since. She studied English in university and went to drama school in London, England. She is the award-winning author of The Swallow: A Ghost Story, The… More about Charis Cotter

    About Charis Cotter

    CHARIS COTTER grew up beside a cemetery and has been living with ghosts ever since. She studied English in university and went to drama school in London, England. She is the award-winning author of The Swallow: A Ghost Story, The… More about Charis Cotter

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Sep 03, 2019 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780735263215

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Sep 19, 2017 | 288 Pages | 6-1/8 x 8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101918876

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Sep 19, 2017 | 320 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101918883

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    Praise

    One of CCBC’S Best Books for Kids & Teens (2018)

    “[A] cleverly constructed, compellingly paced mystery that’s part time-slip story, part ghost story, part meditation on the power of dreaming. . . . Full of emotional truth and connection.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “3/4… [T]he mounting tension between Claire and Maisie is painfully believable… Highly recommended.” —CM Magazine

    “Readers will connect with the characters and fall into the storyline with its focus on artists, loss, and family relationships… Recommended.” —School Library Connection

    “Moody and atmospheric… the story unfolds at exactly the right pace and is a delicately nuanced tale of secrets, shadows of the past, family ties, heartache and healing.” —Atlantic Books Today

    Awards

    Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature WINNER 2018

    Hackmatack ChildrenÂ’s Choice Book Award WINNER 2019

    Red Cedar Book Award NOMINEE 2018

    National Chapter IODE Violet Downey Award SHORTLIST 2018

    Sunburst Award For Excellence In Canadian Literature Of The Fantastic LONGLIST 2018

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