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"Bea's authentic, accessible voice and smooth interweaving of anecdotes keeps the tone relatively light and makes for a sometimes-amusing, sometimes-poignant exploration of realistic contemporary experiences and concerns...utterly engaging." - Kirkus Reviews, starred
The master of middle grade storytelling is back with a new novel that begs to be read and reread. Newbery-winning author Rebecca Stead explores family dynamics, divorce, anxiety, anger and love in THE LIST OF THINGS THAT WILL NOT CHANGE (Wendy Lamb Books | On Sale April 7, 2020 | Ages 8-12). Twelve-year-old Bea shares her personal story with readers as she recalls her life four years earlier, when life as she knew it changed, and where her list of things that would not change was born.
After her parents' divorce, Bea's life becomes different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. The first and most important: Mom and Dad will always love Bea, and each other.
When Dad tells Bea that he and his boyfriend, Jesse, are getting married, Bea is thrilled. Bea loves Jesse, and when he and Dad get married, she'll finally (finally!) have what she's always wanted-a sister. Even though she's never met Jesse's daughter, Sonia, Bea is sure that they'll be "just like sisters anywhere."
As the wedding day approaches, Bea learns that making a new family brings questions, surprises, and joy, and readers will discover why the New York Times called Rebecca Stead a "writer of great feeling."
REBECCA STEAD is the author of When You Reach Me, a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Newbery Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, and Liar & Spy, a New York Times bestseller, winner of the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction, and on multiple state master lists and best of the year lists. Her most recent book, Goodbye Stranger, was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book for Fiction and a New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of First Light, which was nominated for many state awards. Rebecca lives in New York City with her family. Visit her online at rebeccasteadbooks.com and on Twitter at @rebstead.
