![]() ![]() Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them, and this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life. ![]() Shari lives in Campbell River, British Columbia. Her novels for middle-grade readers include Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles, Missing Mike, and the multi-award-winning Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess. How is Macy supposed to understand her? But Iris has stories to tell, and she isn't going to let Macy's deafness stop her. Shari Green spent a large portion of her childhood summers reading stacks of library books, and she's still in love with stories today. Iris can't pack a single box on her own and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. Just when Macy's mother ought to be understanding, she sends Macy next door to help eighty-six-year-old Iris Gillan, who is also getting ready to move-in her case into an assisted-living facility. Well, she'll put it off-just like those wedding centerpieces she's supposed to be making. To add insult to injury, what is Macy's final sixth-grade assignment? A genealogy project. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. Already a For Sale sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. ![]() Soon her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. Already a 'For Sale' sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. ![]() Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Winner of the 2018 ALA Schneider Family Middle School Books Award. ![]()
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