The Places We Sleep

Set in early September 2001, this novel in verse follows twelve-year-old Abbey as she starts at a new school. Abbey is trying to feel at home while her family is divided and her country moves toward war. Bodily changes, the disruption of being new at school, and the events of September 11 profoundly affect her. The story brings together Abbey’s search for home, family strain, and a national tragedy through verse.