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Sales Handle:
For readers who love THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH and COUNTING BY 7S: an honest story of grief, redemption, and life as a kid facing both.

Key Selling Points:
A GREAT WAY TO UNDERSTAND DIFFICULT FEELINGS: Coming to terms with one¿s responsibility for things both our fault and not is a universal experience that can be difficult to process, particularly when grief is involved. Millie offers a great blueprint for young readers who don¿t understand the surrounding emotions and need help working through them.

A MAIN CHARACTER KIDS WILL LOVE: Millie makes mistakes as she goes through grief. It¿s often not pretty, but it is very relatable. The author¿s honest portrayal of this experience¿and her perceptive identification of so much that is real and difficult about being an adolescent struggling with anything¿will resonate with young readers, whether grieving or not.

SCIENCE ANGLE: One way Millie learns to cope with grief is through a long-term science project focused on incubating eggs and hatching chicks. The metaphorical meaning behind this practical science makes this book resonate emotionally and feel grounded in real-world issues.

CONSUMER:

Middle grade readers, Educators and librarians, Parents looking for books on loss or grief