The Things We Miss (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781547613021)

"Magical and heartbreaking! You will read this book in one gulp." - Jennifer L. Holm, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish

When You Reach Me meets Starfish in this heartfelt contemporary middle grade about a misfit girl who finds a way to skip all of the hard parts of life.

J.P. Green has always felt out of step. She doesn't wear the right clothes, she doesn't say the right things, and her body...well, she'd rather not talk about it. And seventh grade is shaping up to be the worst year yet. So when J.P. discovers a mysterious door in her neighbor's treehouse, she doesn't hesitate before walking through. The door sends her three days forward in time.

Suddenly, J.P. can skip all the worst parts of seventh grade: Fitness tests in P.E., oral book reports, awkward conversations with her mom...she can avoid them all and no one even knows she was gone.

But can you live a life without any of the bad parts? Are there experiences out there that you can't miss?

This moving middle grade novel about mental health, body acceptance, and self-confidence asks what it truly means to show up for the people you love-and for yourself.

Author: Leah Stecher
ISBN-10: 1547613025
ISBN-13: 9781547613021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2024
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/19/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2024
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024
Booklist 05/01/2024 pg. 52
Foreword 04/25/2024