Closer to Nowhere (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593108611)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins's poignant middle grade novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging.

For the most part, Hannah's life is just how she wants it. She has two supportive parents, she's popular at school, and she's been killing it at gymnastics. But when her cousin Cal moves in with her family, everything changes. Cal tells half-truths and tall tales, pranks Hannah constantly, and seems to be the reason her parents are fighting more and more. Nothing is how it used to be. She knows that Cal went through a lot after his mom died and she is trying to be patient, but most days Hannah just wishes Cal never moved in.

For his part, Cal is trying his hardest to fit in, but not everyone is as appreciative of his unique sense of humor and storytelling gifts as he is. Humor and stories might be his defense mechanism, but if Cal doesn't let his walls down soon, he might push away the very people who are trying their best to love him.

Told in verse from the alternating perspectives of Hannah and Cal, this is a story of two cousins who are more alike than they realize and the family they both want to save.

Author: Ellen Hopkins
ISBN-10: 0593108612
ISBN-13: 9780593108611
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.75w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 511292 / Closer to Nowhere


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/10/2020
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2020
Booklist 09/01/2020 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2020
School Library Journal 11/20/2020 pg. 1