Out of Place (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062748591)

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.

Author: Jennifer Blecher
ISBN-10: 0062748599
ISBN-13: 9780062748591
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2019
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512060 / Out of Place


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 70
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 05/06/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2019 pg. 123
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average