Golden Sower Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
Jeffrey isn't a little boy with cancer anymore. He's a teen who's in remission, but life still feels fragile. The aftereffects of treatment have left Jeffrey with an inability to be a great student or to walk without limping. His parents still worry about him. His older brother, Steven, lost it and took off to Africa to be in a drumming circle and "find himself." Jeffrey has a little soul searching to do, too, which begins with his escalating anger at Steven, an old friend who is keeping something secret, and a girl who is way out of his league but who thinks he's cute.
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Grand Canyon Reader Award
2013 · Tween · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2013 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2013 · Intermediate · Winner
Young Hoosier Book Award
2013 · Middle Grades · Nominee
Beehive Award
2012 · Young Adult · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2012 · Audiobook · Recommended
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2012 · Children's · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2012 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2012 · Young Adult · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2012 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2012 · High School · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2012 · Middle School · Runner-Up
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2011 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
Carolyn W. Field Award
2011 · Children's · Winner
Schneider Family Book Award
2011 · Middle School · Winner
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2011 · Young Adult · Commended
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