{"product_id":"eventown-isbn-9780062689818","title":"Eventown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Best Books of 2019 * Kids’ Indie Next Pick List * Bookpage Best Books of 2019: Middle Grade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Beautiful, mysterious and deeply satisfying.” —Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhen You Reach Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it’s impossible for her to be the same as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on her heart. Not when she and her twin sister, Naomi, seem to be drifting apart. So when Elodee’s mom gets a new job in Eventown, moving seems like it might just fix everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndeed, life in Eventown is comforting and exciting all at once. Their kitchen comes with a box of recipes for Elodee to try. Everyone takes the scenic way to school or work—past rows of rosebushes and unexpected waterfalls. On blueberry-picking field trips, every berry is perfectly ripe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure, there are a few odd rules, and the houses all look exactly alike, but it’s easy enough to explain—until Elodee realizes that there are only three ice cream flavors in Eventown. Ever. And they play only one song in music class. Everything may be “even” in Eventown, but is there a price to pay for perfection—and pretending?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Engrossing.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Enchanting, heart-rending, and bittersweet.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An emotionally complex and wonderfully told story.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Thought-provoking.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Price of Perfection:\u003c\/b\u003e Eventown promises a fresh start, but Elodee soon discovers that a world with no sadness might also be a world with no real joy, choices, or memories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConformity vs. Individuality:\u003c\/b\u003e As her sister Naomi embraces the town’s evenness, Elodee can’t ignore the odd rules and unsettling lack of choice. Can she be herself in a place where everyone is the same?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDealing with Grief:\u003c\/b\u003e A powerful and moving story about a family trying to escape a painful past, perfect for readers who love emotionally complex stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFamily Secrets:\u003c\/b\u003e Elodee's family never talks about what happened before they moved. But as strange things begin to happen, she realizes that some memories refuse to stay buried.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Someday Suitcase\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A touch of magic, the promise of snow, and so much love I can barely keep it together to write this sentence. I know Clover and Danny will stick with me for a long, long time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Milford, New York Times bestselling author of The Greenglass House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beautiful, true, and magical. This book touched my heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Myracle, author of the Wishing Day series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “Quietly superb prose...Haydu doesn’t romanticize illness, but she provides comfort through art, science, magic, love, and a purple suitcase. A sharp, clear-cut piece that knows life is beautiful and sickness isn’t.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “Haydu’s second middle-grade novel is poignant and powerful. A heartbreaking story about the healing power of friendship amid human fragility.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “In this moving, exquisitely written story, Corey Ann Haydu explores the thin line between science and magic within an intense bond of friendship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Haydu does not shield readers from hard truths, creating complex characters who face difficult situations. This sensitive work will strike an emotional chord with middle-graders.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “[A] thought-provoking novel... [A] memorable and brave heroine.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Corey Ann Haydu doesn’t shy away from tough topics in her books. \u003cem\u003eEventown\u003c\/em\u003e is no exception.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[An] original, thought-provoking and engaging novel exploring how our stories shape us and can help us heal from even the most terrible loss... Haydu offers an inspired creation in the “perfect world” of Eventown.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “At once enchanting, heart-rending, and bittersweet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “An emotionally complex and wonderfully told story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers will feel for the brave, unconventional Elodee, who both affirms her individuality but also feels the loneliness of it... A hope-tinged tale about the long aftermath of tragedy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Haydu brings a different dimension with real poignancy... less \u003cem\u003eThe Giver \u003c\/em\u003eand more \u003cem\u003ePleasantville...\u003c\/em\u003e [\u003cem\u003eEventown\u003c\/em\u003e] will reel in readers looking for family dramas as well as those seeking a little ideological stretching, and it will leave them with plenty to discuss about the price of walling yourself off from pain.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A marvelous defense of messiness, mistakes, and uncomfortable conversations ... this book is pure \u003cem\u003eEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003ePleasantville.”\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy Bird of Fuse 8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Would life be better if we could forget the past? That’s the question Corey Ann Haydu poses in her engrossing \u003cem\u003eEventown\u003c\/em\u003e. With its embedded questions about the consequences of erasing all your problems, \u003cem\u003eEventown\u003c\/em\u003e will doubtless hit many a middle grade reader’s sweet spot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Haydu is a masterful wordsmith.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wonderful and inventive story about being a kid in an imperfect world—beautiful, mysterious, and deeply satisfying.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me and Goodbye Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eRules for Stealing Stars:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “A well-crafted blend of realism and fantasy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “[A] lyrical story of love and loss. The way the sisters fight and love in equal measure, as well as their basic need for one another, rings poignantly true in this touching and heartwarming story, which contains a ‘tiny bit of magic, right here in the real world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Haydu makes skilled use of her story’s fantastical overlay to create a haunting narrative about the ways family members can fail-but also support-each other.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tender, wise, and heartbreakingly lovely, this story is as brilliant as a stolen star, and every bit as magical. Prepare to be enchanted.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatherine Applegate, Newbery-award winning author of The One and Only Ivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gorgeous, profound, deeply felt book that lovingly explores intricate sibling relationships, the crushing weight of family secrets, and the delicate magic of hope. \u003cem\u003eRules for Stealing Stars\u003c\/em\u003e is sublime.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Ursu, author of Breadcrumbs and The Real Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Silly and her sisters are flesh-and-bone characters; they gripped me by my very heart and pulled me into their tense and mysterious family story. 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