A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight
A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight

A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight

Written by Jen White
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8 - 12
Reading age
304
Page count
Apr 20, 2021
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Jen White’s A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight is a sensitively-written middle grade novel about a girl struggling with anxiety, family secrets, and the meaning of friendship. Cora is constantly counting the minutes. It’s the only thing that stops her brain from rattling with worry, from convincing her that danger is up ahead. Afraid of the unknown, Cora spends her days with her feet tucked into sand, marveling at La Quinta beach’s giant waves and her little sister Sunshine’s boundless energy. And then danger really does show up at Cora’s doorstep–her absentee uncle, whose sudden presence in the middle of the night makes her parents nervous and secretive. As dawn breaks once more, Cora must piece together her family and herself, one minute at a time. A Thousand Minutes to Sunlight is an endearing and revelatory middle-grade novel that is perfect for fans of Counting by 7s and Fish in a Tree.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780374300869
    Publication Date
    April 20, 2021
    Publisher
    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
    Original Publication Date
    April 20, 2021
    Page Count
    304
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2020015826

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