Julia Gillian

Illustrated by Drazen Kozjan

Book #1 in the Julia Gillian series

Julia fears her book's ending. Can she face her fears and find joy?

3.8 Goodreads · 629 ratings

288 pages· 26,182 words· Est. 3.5 hour read· 810L

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Bookroo's summary

Ten-year-old Julia Gillian knows her neighborhood inside out, but the ending of her current book remains a mystery. As she fears a sad conclusion, Julia must confront her anxieties. With quirky neighbors and a mysterious claw machine as her backdrop, she discovers that facing fears can lead to unexpected joys. Will her journey through uncertainty teach her the value of friendship and courage? Dive into Julia's world where the unknown becomes an adventure, and see if she can find happiness amidst her worries.

From the publisher

A new middle-grade heroine is born! The first story in an extraordinary new series by a New York Times best-selling author. Ten-year-old Julia Gillian knows everything about her quirky neighbors, her Minneapolis neighborhood, even the inscrutable “claw machine” in the back of the corner hardware store. The one thing Julia Gillian doesn’t know is how the book she’s reading is going to end. It doesn’t seem as if it’s going to have a happy ending, and that scares her. But Julia learns a little something about fear: sometimes you just have to work through it. And though bad things do happen sometimes, having good friends and family around you makes life a bit less scary - and much more fun.

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