The Boy on Cinnamon Street
The Boy on Cinnamon Street (Hardcover)
Description
A story about a wounded girl and the boy who won't give up on her.
7th grader Louise should be the captain of her school's gymnastics team - but she isn't. She's fun and cute and should have lots of friends - but she doesn't. And there's a dreamy boy who has a crush on her - but somehow they never connect. Louise has everything going for her - so what is it that's holding her back?
Phoebe Stone tells the winning story of the spring when 7th grader Louise Terrace wakes up, finds the courage to confront the painful family secret she's hiding from - and finally get the boy.
About the Author
Phoebe Stone’s first novel, All the Blue Moons at the Wallace Hotel, was hailed as “haunting and poetic” by The New York Times. Her first novel for Arthur A. Levine Books, Deep Down Popular, received a starred review in Booklist. And her most recent offering, The Romeo and Juliet Code, received stars from both The Horn Book Magazine and Publisher's Weekly. Phoebe lives in Middlebury, Vermont.
Praise for The Boy on Cinnamon Street…
Praise for Phoebe Stone:
"Literature doesn't get much better than this." - Boston Globe
"Stone's prose is poetic." - New York Times Book Review
"The Romeo and Juliet Code shows that truth will win out — and that Stone has written a masterpiece for young readers everywhere." - Liz Rosenberg, The Boston Globe