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The acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal presents a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope in which young Mason Buttle struggles in school and is suspected of having done something wrong to cause his best friends death. n nFrom the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. n nMason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Masons learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Masons best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle familys orchard.n nAn investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, cant understand why Lieutenant Baird wont believe the story Mason has told about that day. n nBoth Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground haven for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. Hes desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin and, eventually, Benny. n nBut will anyone believe him? n nNational Book Award Finalist * ALA Schneider Family Book Award * 2019 ALSC Notable Childrens Book * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2018 * 2019-2020 Nebraska Golden Sower Award * Amazon Best Books of 2018 * Kirkus Best of Childrens 2018 * New York Public Library Best Books 2018 * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2018 * 2018 Nerdy Book Club Middle Grade Winner * South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee * 2020 Colorado Childrens Book Award Nominee * Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year 2019 (9-12) * 2020 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee * 2020-2021 Missouri Association of School Librarians Mark Twain Readers Award Preliminary Nominee * 2020-2021 Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee * 2021 Connecitcut Nutmeg Book Award Middle Grade Nominee *n
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