A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780374300869)

Jen White's A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight is a sensitively-written middle grade novel about a girl struggling with anxiety, family secrets, and the meaning of friendship.

Cora is constantly counting the minutes. It's the only thing that stops her brain from rattling with worry, from convincing her that danger is up ahead. Afraid of the unknown, Cora spends her days with her feet tucked into sand, marveling at La Quinta beach's giant waves and her little sister Sunshine's boundless energy.

And then danger really does show up at Cora's doorstep--her absentee uncle, whose sudden presence in the middle of the night makes her parents nervous and secretive. As dawn breaks once more, Cora must piece together her family and herself, one minute at a time.

A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight is an endearing and revelatory middle-grade novel that is perfect for fans of Counting by 7s and Fish in a Tree.

Author: Jen White
ISBN-10: 0374300860
ISBN-13: 9780374300869
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2021
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.40w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2021
School Library Journal 04/01/2021 pg. 125
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2021

About the Author
Jen White is the author of Survival Strategies of the Almost Brave. She holds an M.F.A. in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in San Clemente, California, with her family.