The List of Things That Will Not Change (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781101938096)

EIGHT STARRED REVIEWS The reassuring book kids and families need right now.

An absolute original . . . a story that kids will love. --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

At a time when everything is changing for Bea and her family, the important things will always stay the same. A soon-to-be classic by the Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me.

After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. The first and most important: Mom and Dad will always love Bea, and each other.

When Dad tells Bea that he and his boyfriend, Jesse, are getting married, Bea is thrilled. Bea loves Jesse, and when he and Dad get married, she'll finally (finally ) have what she's always wanted--a sister. Even though she's never met Jesse's daughter, Sonia, Bea is sure that they'll be just like sisters anywhere.

As the wedding day approaches, Bea will learn that making a new family brings questions, surprises, and joy, and readers will discover why the New York Times called Rebecca Stead a writer of great feeling.

An undeniably beautiful book. --The New York Times

No author writing today observes young lives with more clarity, tenderness, and grace. --Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate, author of The One and Only Ivan

Stead truly understands the inner life of kids. --Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, author of Hello, Universe and You Go First

Author: Rebecca Stead
ISBN-10: 1101938099
ISBN-13: 9781101938096
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2020
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508414 / List of Things That Will Not Change


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020 pg. 148
Booklist 02/01/2020 pg. 45
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2020
School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 108
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 91
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction
Shelf Awareness 11/24/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
REBECCA STEAD is the author of When You Reach Me, which was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Newbery Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, and Liar & Spy, which was also a New York Times bestseller, won the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction, and was on multiple state master lists and best of the year lists. Her most recent book, Goodbye Stranger, was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book for Fiction and a New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of First Light, which was nominated for many state awards. She lives in New York City with her family. Visit her online at rebeccasteadbooks.com and on Twitter @rebstead.