num_pages: 352
description: Twelve-year-old Esmes life changes when she discovers dinosaur bones on her familys peach farm in Texas.Fans of Wendy Maas and Lynda Mullaly Hunt will love this perfectly pitched story about friendship family and loss from Suzanne Crowley the acclaimed author of The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous.After her grandfather died from a heart attack while driving his tractor Esme has avoided returning to the spot where he lost his life. But when she follows her little brother Bo up the hill while chasing fireflies she makes an incredible discoverydinosaur bones peeking out from underneath the abandoned tractor.Esme sees the bones as a message from her grandfather; a connection beyond the grave. But when word gets out that Peach Hollow Farm is hiding something valuable reporters researchers and neighbors arrive in droves. Esme must find a way to understand who has her best interests at heartespecially as the memories of her grandfather begin to slip away.From acclaimed author Suzanne Crowley this engaging adventure set on a Texas peach farm is just right for fans of Rebecca Stead and Ann M. Martin.
language: English
title: Finding Esme
publisher: Greenwillow Books