The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014? Middle grade fiction. (I read an advanced copy of book that said publication would be February 3, 2015.)Iris and her family have moved to Corvallis, Oregon after her friend, Sarah, has died. That sounds like a really depressing way to start a book for children. But, the story is much more about Life than about Death. Iris finds it hard to adapt to all the rain, to make friends, to not think that Sarah's spirit has moved with them, and to move on. But, her upbeat househusband dad and "miracle" friend Boris are worthy and interesting characters who pull along the slowly building plot and help Iris. Iris learns new skills and even teaches Boris a thing or two! This middle grade debut by Arnold is a little miracle of its own and will be no doubt be generating Newbery buzz very soon.
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