The In-Between (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781665920124)

For fans of Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle and Life in Motion by Misty Copeland, this middle grade memoir in verse with "stellar writing [and] perfect pacing" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) chronicles a young girl and her family who must start over after losing their home.

In the early 2000s, thirteen-year-old Katie Van Heidrich has moved more times that she can count, for as long as she can remember. There were the slow moves where you see the whole thing coming. There were the fast ones where you grab what you can in seconds. When Katie and her family come back from an out-of-town funeral, they discover their landlord has unceremoniously evicted them, forcing them to pack lightly and move quickly.

They make their way to an Extended Stay America Motel, with Katie's mother promising it's temporary. Within the four walls of their new home, Katie and her siblings, Josh and Haley, try to live a normal life--all while wondering if things would be easier living with their father. Lyrical and forthcoming, Katie navigates the complexities that come with living in-between: in between homes, parents, and childhood and young adulthood, all while remaining hopeful for the future.

Author: Katie Van Heidrich
ISBN-10: 1665920122
ISBN-13: 9781665920124
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2023
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.83w x 1.26d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 519057 / In-Between: A Memoir in Verse


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 11/21/2022
Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 118
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2023 pg. 166
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average