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Things That Surprise You

Jennifer Maschari

Emily Murphy is about to begin middle school when her familiar suburban life becomes much less secure. Her parents are divorcing, her sister has anorexia, and her best friend abandons her. As these changes arrive together, Emily has to navigate altered family relationships, friendship loss, and the start of a new school stage. The story follows the shifting bonds around her as she confronts events that disrupt the world she thought she knew.

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Themes
Change And Transitions · Family · Friendship · Medicine And Health · School
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-13
9780062438928
Language
English
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