num_pages: 224
description: Kimberly Willis Holt explores themes of divorce acceptance intergenerational friendship and the power that comes with noticing in The Lost Boy's Gift an insightful middle-grade novel.There are places where you want to go and places where you want to leave. There are also places where you want to stay.Nine-year-old Daniel must move across the county with his mom after his parents divorce. Hes leaving behind his whole lifeeverythingand hes taking a suitcase of anger with him. But Daniel is in for a surprise when he settles into While-a-Way Lane and meets his new neighborsthe Lemonade Girl the hopscotching mailman the tiny creatures and especially Tilda Butter. Tilda knows how to look and listen closely and it's that gift that helps Daniel find his way in that curious placed called While-a-Way Lane. This title has Common Core connections.Christy Ottaviano Books
language: None
title: The Lost Boy's Gift
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)