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Gr 6–9—Twelve-year-old Pearl, known as Bean, is unsettled: What is going on in her house? Gus, her grandpa, adores her and is the only father figure she knows, but he and her mother avoid each other. She escapes the underlying stress of her home by visiting her buddy, Henry, and his shut-in mother, Sally. They cozy up on the couch, watch soaps operas, and munch on Doritos. Henry's dad left when he was a baby and Henry has no more o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Best friends Henry and Pearl (called Bean) are used to their dysfunctional families. Henry's mother never leaves the house and h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More