A story about a wounded girl and the boy who won't give up on her. 7th grader Louise should be the captain of her school's gymnastics team - but she isn't. She's fun and cute and should have lots of friends - but she doesn't. And there's a dreamy boy who has a crush on her - but somehow they never connect. Louise has everything going for her - so what is it that's holding her back?Phoebe Stone tells the winning story of the spring when 7th grader Louise Terrace wakes up, finds the courage to confront the painful family secret she's hiding from - and finally get the boy. "Most winning of all . . . is the romance itself, which bursts out in a joyful, honey-sweet dénouement that's destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction." - STARRED review The Bulletin of the center for Children's Books"Extremely well-done." - STARRED review, Publishers Weekly"An outstanding tale of love, loss and the true power of friendship." - STARRED review Kirkus Reviews"Achingly sweet." - STARRED review, Booklist Phoebe Stone is the beloved and acclaimed author of several novels for middle grade, including The Romeo and Juliet Code, which was hailed by the Boston Globe as "quite simply the best novel for young readers . . . since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." She received four starred reviews for The Boy on Cinnamon Street, and another star for her novel Deep Down Popular. Booklist awarded a starred review to Romeo Blue, the follow-up to The Romeo and Juliet Code, calling it "compelling, and with plenty of heart and soul." Phoebe and her husband live in Middlebury, Vermont. From The Boy on Cinnamon StreetSometimes amazing things happen to people and nobody knows about it. Nobody knows or cares. Some day many years from now in the faraway future, I will look back and say, "That year when I was in 7th grade, I knew a boy named Henderson Elliot and what he did for me was extraordinary and who he was and how he won my heart was nothing short of incredible." "Most winning of all . . . is the romance itself, which bursts out in a joyful, honey-sweet dénouement that's destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction." - STARRED review The Bulletin of the center for Children's Books"Extremely well-done." - STARRED review, Publishers Weekly"An outstanding tale of love, loss and the true power of friendship." - STARRED review Kirkus Reviews"Achingly sweet." - STARRED review, Booklist
