![]() ![]() Like several other recent books, it references well-known children's literature titles, including Anne of Green Gables, Bud, Not Buddy, and The Great Gilly Hopkins. This middle-grade novel is sweet, funny, and touching. In reaching out to Aaron, Tess comes up with a plan to help him settle in to his new life on the island - but will all of her luck be enough to help Aaron finally feel at home? ![]() Tess is excited to meet her new foster-brother Aaron, but she's not prepared for the sullen, lonely boy who arrives in her family, convinced that he will be there for only a short time before moving on again. The islanders have come up with a plan to keep the school open: several families, including Tess's, will take in foster children. Tess's family depends on the school, not only for Tess and her little sister Libby's education, but because teaching there is her mother's job, as well. Show More little island community where Tess lives is not large enough to support a school. ![]()
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