Pieces of Georgia — Jen Bryant

Like her mother, Georgia McCoy is an artist, but her dad looks away whenever he sees her with a sketchbook. Sometimes it's hard to remember what it was like when her mother was still alive . . . when they were a family . . . when they were happy. But then a few days after her 13th birthday, Georgia receives an unexpected gift -- a strange, formal letter, all typed up and signed anonymous -- granting her free admission to the Brandywine River Museum for a whole year. And things begin to change.
An accessible novel in poems, Pieces of Georgia offers an endearing protagonist -- an aspiring artist, a grieving daughter, a struggling student, a genuine friend -- and the poignant story of a broken family coming together.