When twelve-year-old Cove Bernstein becomes the target of a school-wide
bullying campaign, she sets out to find a way to leave her home on
Martha's Vineyard for New York City, where her best friend lives. But
Cove discovers that friends can appear in the unlikeliest places, and
maybe home isn't the worst place to be after all.
Jennifer Blecher's debut novel is a voice-driven story about bullying,
friendship, and self-reliance that hits the sweet spot for fans of Ali
Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish and Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go
First.
Twelve-year-old Cove Bernstein's year has gone from bad to worse. First,
her best friend, Nina, moved from Martha's Vineyard to New York City.
Then, without Nina around, Cove became the target of a bullying campaign
at school. Escape seems impossible.
But opportunities can appear when you least expect them. Cove's visit to
a secondhand clothing store leads her to a surprising chance to visit
Nina, but only if she can win a coveted place in a kids-only design
competition. Cove doesn't know how to sew, but her friend at the
retirement home, Anna, has promised to teach her. And things start
really looking up when a new kid at school, Jack, begins appearing
everywhere Cove goes.
Then Cove makes a big mistake. One that could ruin every good thing that
has happened to her this year. One that she doesn't know how to undo.
Jennifer Blecher's accessible and beautifully written debut novel
explores actions and consequences, loneliness, bullying, and finding
your voice. This voice-driven friendship story is for fans of Rebecca
Stead's Goodbye Stranger and Jodi Kendall's The Unlikely Story of a
Pig in the City.
Includes black-and-white spot art throughout.
