When Light Left Us (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781681191812)

When the Vasquez siblings' father left, it seemed nothing could remedy the absence in their lives . . . until a shimmering figure named Luz appeared in the canyon behind their house.

Luz filled the void. He shot hoops with seventeen-year-old Hank's hands. He showed fourteen-year-old Ana cinematic beauty behind her eyelids. He spoke kindly to eight-year-old Milo. But then Luz left, too, and he took something from each of them. As a new school year begins, Hank, Ana, and Milo must carry on as if an alien presence never altered them. But how can they ever feel close to other people again when Luz changed everything about how they see the world and themselves?

In an imaginative and heartfelt exploration of human--and non-human--nature, Leah Thomas champions the unyielding bonds between family and true friends.

Because You'll Never Meet Me
A William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist

Author: Leah Thomas
ISBN-10: 1681191814
ISBN-13: 9781681191812
Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2018
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 196222 / When Light Left Us


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2017
Booklist 11/15/2017 pg. 53
School Library Journal 12/01/2017 pg. 114
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 127 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw