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Starred Review on December 1, 2018 | Middle Grade
Gr 5–8—Theodore "Trace" Carter has moved from Baltimore to Brooklyn to live with his flamboyant Aunt Lea following the death of his parents when their car swerved to avoid hitting a deer and plunged into a river. Haunted by guilt and dreams of the accident which he mysteriously survived, Trace struggles to fit in at his new school until he is chosen to lead a team of fellow students researching the 1860s for a class presentation. But just before his classmates a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on April 1, 2019
Theodore "Trace" Carter is doing his best to adjust to a new normal after the car accident that killed both of his parents. Now living with his eccentric aunt in Brooklyn, the thirteen-year-old spends his days talking to his best (and only) friend, eating dinners with his aunt's quirky companions, and avoiding any painful conversation in his therapy sessions....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on April 1, 2019
Theodore "Trace" Carter is doing his best to adjust to a new normal after the car accident that killed both of his parents. Now living with his eccentric aunt in Brooklyn, the thirteen-year-old spends his days talking to his best (and only) friend, eating dinners with his aunt's quirky companions, and avoiding any painful conversation in his therapy sessions....Log In or Sign Up to Read More