Across the Pond (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534471214)

From the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost comes a heartwarming, "emotionally perceptive" (Kirkus Reviews) story about new beginnings, burgeoning friendships, and finding your flock.

Callie can't wait for her new life to start. After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. On top of that, she's going to live in a real-life castle!

But as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: it's run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardener's granddaughter doesn't help her nerves about making new friends. So she comes up with the perfect solution: she'll be homeschooled. Her parents agree, on one condition: she has to participate in a social activity.

Inspired by a journal that she finds hidden in her bedroom, Callie decides to join a birding club. Sure, it sounds unusual, but at least it's not sports or performing. But when she clashes with the club leader, she risks losing a set of friends all over again. Will she ever be able to find her flock and make this strange new place feel like home?

Author: Joy McCullough
ISBN-10: 1534471219
ISBN-13: 9781534471214
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2021
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 520267 / Across the Pond


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 01/18/2021
Booklist 02/15/2021 pg. 58
Shelf Awareness 04/02/2021