{"product_id":"someones-gonna-end-up-crying-isbn-9781536231274","title":"Someone's Gonna End Up Crying","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this authentic and heartfelt middle-grade novel, Maple uses her artwork to help sort through sibling relationships, school drama, and her parents’ increasingly fraught marriage. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen-year-old Maple can’t wait for summer: No more math! Adventures with her friends! Best of all, she and Dad are finally going to build a real treehouse. Or are they? Lately Dad has been quick to storm off when he argues with Mom, which happens more and more. Maple seeks refuge in her sketchbook, filling it with comics and other drawings and posing the questions she can’t bring herself to ask anywhere else. She imagines “Dadlandia,” a place that Dad whooshes off to when he’s gone. Maple confides in her favorite tree—her namesake—that she wishes Dad would come home for good. But eventually, Maple will need to step outside her imagination and confront what’s happening for real. For that, she will need support from friends and family—and strength and courage from within. Celebrated author Jo Knowles delivers complex characters and emotions with care, while illustrator Glynnis Fawkes’s powerful illustrations perfectly capture Maple’s creative spirit, her struggles, and her capacity for hope.A portrait of a family unit in flux for patient, thoughtful readers.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnowles has created a delightful story for upper-elementary and middle-grade students, albeit dramatic and emotionally difficult in spots. . . . The ending is happy, though it isn’t tidy, nor should it be. For readers struggling through divorce or having a hard time in school, Maple’s story will resonate.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnowles (Meant to Be) works Maple’s anxieties and her messy, often conflicting feelings about her parents’ deteriorating relationship into an emotionally complex tale that, through the protagonist’s introspective first-person voice, smartly considers parental and sibling dynamics and art’s restorative nature.Loose-lined b\u0026amp;w spreads from Maple's sketchbook, rendered by Fawkes (Charlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre), offer moments of levity throughout.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother Jo Knowles classic—\u003ci\u003eSomeone’s Gonna End Up Crying\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and honest story that will tug at heartstrings and tickle the funny bone. Playful art by Glynnis Fawkes in the form of Maple’s comics further deepens the story as she navigates the emotional roller coaster of friendships and family.\u003cbr\u003e—Debbi Michiko Florence, author of the Jasmine Toguchi series and Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, honest portrayal of kids trying to find their footing as their parents’ marriage gets rockier and rockier. So many kids will find themselves in these pages and find their own way through as a result. Tender and timeless.\u003cbr\u003e—Ann Braden, author of The Benefits of Being an Octopus and Flight of the Puffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJo Knowles has a way of getting right to the heart of things and telling the truth in her stories so that it wraps readers in a hug. Readers will embrace Maple, worry for her family, and cheer for their success at the end.\u003cbr\u003e—Donna Gephart, author of Lily and Dunkin and Abby, Tried and True\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dazzling blend of humor and heart, this novel captures the messy journey of growing up in a complicated family situation. It’s a deeply touching story, the kind that lingers long after its end. I adored Maple and her siblings—no doubt readers will, too.\u003cbr\u003e—Jennifer Richard Jacobson, author of Small as an Elephant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a line in this book—‘It’s a complicated feeling’—and nobody tackles the sad\/funny, hard\/easy, quietly complex lives of their young characters better than Jo Knowles. \u003ci\u003eSomeone’s Gonna End Up Crying\u003c\/i\u003e is a soft-spoken triumph of a book.\u003cbr\u003e—Chris Tebbetts, coauthor of the #1 New York Times best-selling Middle School series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot all parents are great parents, but does that mean you love them less? \u003ci\u003eSomeone’s Gonna End Up Crying\u003c\/i\u003e explores this complex question with grace, empathy, and a pitch-perfect middle-grade voice.\u003cbr\u003e—Nora Shalaway Carpenter, award-winning author of The Edge of Anything and Fault Lines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful, artistic Maple grabbed my heart from the very beginning. Packed with humor, tenderness, and wonderful, supportive characters who are there for Maple when she needs them most, \u003ci\u003eSomeone’s Gonna End Up Crying\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that kids will treasure. I could not put it down.\u003cbr\u003e—Erin Dionne, author of Secrets of a Fangirl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeartbreaking and honest. Tender and true. Jo Knowles paints an enduring portrait of the complex nature of family that will stay firmly rooted in your heart.\u003cbr\u003e—Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of the Newbery Honor Book One Big Open Sky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother beautiful and important middle-grade novel from Jo Knowles. The hearts of young readers are really going to ache for Maple and her siblings as they deal with the fallout from the issues their parents are struggling with. The art of Glynnis Fawkes adds a ton to the book. So good!\u003cbr\u003e—Colby Sharp, educator, blogger, and coauthor of Game Changer! Book Access for All Kids\u003cb\u003eJo Knowles\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of young adult and middle-grade novels, including \u003ci\u003eSee You at Harry’s\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Meant to\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Heart Is\u003c\/i\u003e, about which \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e said, in a starred review, “This is one of those rare novels that feels less like a constructed story and more like a momentary glimpse into a real young life—genuine, stirring, and raw.” Jo Knowles lives in Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlynnis Fawkes \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e as well as\u003ci\u003e Persephone’s Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of her autobiographical comics that appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and other places. She is on the faculty of the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, where she lives.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300597321957,"sku":"NP9781536231274","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536231274.jpg?v=1767736924","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/someones-gonna-end-up-crying-isbn-9781536231274","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}