"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. A believably bittersweet ending delivers an emotional understanding of the necessary changes we all undergo while growing up. Keplinger gives appropriate gravity to Nola’s feelings of hurt and helplessness, while tempering her distress with reassuring outlets in her parents and two new friends. Nola is both happy and sad, but Canaan doesn’t even seem to care. Nola is crushed, especially when her mother announces she is getting married and moving them to another neighborhood. Currently, Kody lives in New York City with her guide dog, a very upbeat German Shepherd named Corey. Instead of confiding in her, he is sullen and angry, hanging out with the bullies who call her Nasty Nola and playing mean pranks on their neighbors. Kody Keplinger is the author of several books for teens: The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend), Shut Out, A Midsummers Nightmare, Lying Out Loud, and the upcoming Run, as well as a middle grade novel, The Swift Boys & Me. Nola is unprepared for how sweet Canaan changes when his father leaves. She and Canaan do everything together, from sneaking turns on a neighbor’s trampoline to sharing secrets. Nola and the three Swift brothers, who live in the other half of their duplex, have always been friends, but Nola is closest with Canaan. In Keplinger’s poignant middle-grade debut, 11-year-old Nola’s carefree world is shattered when her best friend’s father takes off without explanation.
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