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When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100803738161
ISBN-139780803738164
eBay Product ID (ePID)219203192
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhen Friendship Followed Me Home
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicAnimals / Dogs, Social Themes / Death & Dying, School & Education, General, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Family / Adoption, Social Themes / Friendship
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorPaul Griffin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2015-032638
ReviewsA New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice A People magazine Popular Pick A Summer 2016 Kids' Indie Next Pick A Publishers Weekly Best of Summer Pick "[T]his bittersweet, well-paced book...left me with faith that people can feel discarded, as though everything they love will be taken from them, and still end up whole, if they are touched by love of friendship." -- The New York Times Book Review * "Entrancing, magical, tragic, and uplifting." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review * "As in his young adult books, Griffin ( Adrift ) handles hard topics with penetrating insight and honesty, while balancing painful moments (and there are many) with levity." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "If you have middle schoolers who are too young to fully grasp John Green's The Fault in Our Stars and love dogs, give them this sweet tearjerker." -- School Library Journal "This is a multi-tissue read...Griffin's characters are unique and charmingly multidimensional. Readerslooking for a deep read will take to this story as quickly as Flip takes to Ben." -- Booklist "Full of pace and laughter, bruises and heart . Paul Griffin is the sort of writer you're torn between telling the whole world about and keeping all to yourself."-- Markus Zusak , author of Printz Honor Winner The Book Thief "'Friendship' is an absolutely beautiful, heart-expanding book . I cried, but more than that I felt this giant balloon of love for everyone. This story convinced me all over again that love and imagination are life's biggest magic. It'll make you want to grab hold of everyone important to you and lick them on the nose." -- Rebecca Stead , author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me "Some books change the way you see the world. Some change the way you breathe. This book will leave you breathless. This is Paul Griffin's best book yet-- and that's really saying something." -- Patricia McCormick , author of National Book Award Finalist Sold " When Friendship Followed Me Home is both a beautiful book, and an honest book ; it is, in fact, beautiful because it is honest. We see the pain of loss, and the glory of community. We see love in its many forms, and we witness the truth that love goes on despite all barriers. Cheer for Ben and Halley: it is kids like these who are our hope." -- Gary D. Schmidt , author of Okay for Now, Early Praise for When Friendship Followed Me Home: "Full of pace and laughter, bruises and heart. Paul Griffin is the sort of writer you're torn between telling the whole world about and keeping all to yourself."--Markus Zusak, author of Printz Honor Winner The Book Thief "'Friendship' is an absolutely beautiful, heart-expanding book. I cried, but more than that, I felt this giant balloon of love for everyone. Heart-expanding. This book convinced me all over again that love and imagination are life's biggest magic. It'll make you want to grab hold of everyone important to you and lick them on the nose." --Rebecca Stead, author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me "Some books change the way you see the world. Some change the way you breathe. This book will leave you breathless. This is Paul Griffin's best book yet--and that's really saying something." --Patricia McCormick, author of National Book Award Finalist Sold Praise for Burning Blue : *"...chilling, of-the-moment mystery." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *"A dull moment does not exist in this fast-paced, modern mystery." -- VOYA, starred review * "Chilling, memorable..." -- Library Media Connection , starred review Praise for Stay with Me : "Griffin gracefully answers questions and solves mysteries, leaving us with hope and a smile without making things falsely shiny and bright." -- The New York Times * "A haunting story of love and heartbreak. Bittersweet, stellar, with genuine dialogue and drama, this book will appeal greatly to teens, especially dog lovers." -- School Library Journal , starred review * "Unique and genuine. This is romance but also true tragedy. Heart-wrenching." -- Horn Book , starred review * "Heartbreaking . . . extraordinary . . . vividly depicted through affecting prose and believable dialogue. Remarkable characters abound. Achingly, authentically emotionally resonant, this sad, never-saccharine tale will have absorbed readers reaching for the Kleenex. An outstanding love story." -- Kirkus , starred review * "Sweet, sensual, utterly engrossing, drawing readers in with engagingly authentic dialogue and fully realized characters." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books , starred review Praise for Orange Houses : * "...swift, tense, and powerful." -- Booklist , starred review * "Griffin's prose is gorgeous and resonant." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review Praise for Ten Mile River : *"A striking debut." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, Praise for When Friendship Followed Me Home: A Summer 2016 Kids' Indie Next Pick A Publishers Weekly Best of Summer Pick * "Entrancing, magical, tragic, and uplifting." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review * "As in his young adult books, Griffin ( Adrift ) handles hard topics with penetrating insight and honesty, while balancing painful moments (and there are many) with levity." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "If you have middle schoolers who are too young to fully grasp John Green's The Fault in Our Stars and love dogs, give them this sweet tearjerker." -- School Library Journal "Full of pace and laughter, bruises and heart . Paul Griffin is the sort of writer you're torn between telling the whole world about and keeping all to yourself."-- Markus Zusak , author of Printz Honor Winner The Book Thief "'Friendship' is an absolutely beautiful, heart-expanding book . I cried, but more than that I felt this giant balloon of love for everyone. This story convinced me all over again that love and imagination are life's biggest magic. It'll make you want to grab hold of everyone important to you and lick them on the nose." -- Rebecca Stead , author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me "Some books change the way you see the world. Some change the way you breathe. This book will leave you breathless. This is Paul Griffin's best book yet-- and that's really saying something." -- Patricia McCormick , author of National Book Award Finalist Sold " When Friendship Followed Me Home is both a beautiful book, and an honest book ; it is, in fact, beautiful because it is honest. We see the pain of loss, and the glory of community. We see love in its many forms, and we witness the truth that love goes on despite all barriers. Cheer for Ben and Halley: it is kids like these who are our hope." -- Gary D. Schmidt , author of Okay for Now, Praise for Burning Blue : *"...chilling, of-the-moment mystery." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *"A dull moment does not exist in this fast-paced, modern mystery." -- VOYA, starred review * "Chilling, memorable..." -- Library Media Connection , starred review Praise for Stay with Me : "Griffin gracefully answers questions and solves mysteries, leaving us with hope and a smile without making things falsely shiny and bright." -- The New York Times * "A haunting story of love and heartbreak. Bittersweet, stellar, with genuine dialogue and drama, this book will appeal greatly to teens, especially dog lovers." -- School Library Journal , starred review * "Unique and genuine. This is romance but also true tragedy. Heart-wrenching." -- Horn Book , starred review * "Heartbreaking . . . extraordinary . . . vividly depicted through affecting prose and believable dialogue. Remarkable characters abound. Achingly, authentically emotionally resonant, this sad, never-saccharine tale will have absorbed readers reaching for the Kleenex. An outstanding love story." -- Kirkus , starred review * "Sweet, sensual, utterly engrossing, drawing readers in with engagingly authentic dialogue and fully realized characters." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books , starred review Praise for Orange Houses : * "...swift, tense, and powerful." -- Booklist , starred review * "Griffin's prose is gorgeous and resonant." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review Praise for Ten Mile River : *"A striking debut." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice A People magazine Popular Pick A Summer 2016 Kids' Indie Next Pick A Publishers Weekly Best of Summer Pick Working Mother magazine's #1 Best Book of the Year So Far A 2016 Nerdy Book Club Award winner "[T]his bittersweet, well-paced book...left me with faith that people can feel discarded, as though everything they love will be taken from them, and still end up whole, if they are touched by love of friendship." -- The New York Times Book Review * "Entrancing, magical, tragic, and uplifting." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review * "As in his young adult books, Griffin ( Adrift ) handles hard topics with penetrating insight and honesty, while balancing painful moments (and there are many) with levity." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review * "As funny and heartwarming as it is gut-punching...thoroughly engaging." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review * "Although this middle grade book covers some tough topics...it never loses hope." -- School Library Connection, starred review "If you have middle schoolers who are too young to fully grasp John Green's The Fault in Our Stars and love dogs, give them this sweet tearjerker." -- School Library Journal "This is a multi-tissue read...Griffin's characters are unique and charmingly multidimensional. Readerslooking for a deep read will take to this story as quickly as Flip takes to Ben." -- Booklist " When Friendship Followed Me Home was written for middle-grade readers, yet it will find readership among all ages." -- VOYA "A new classic of young people's literature." --workingmother.com "The story is gripping, the ending bittersweet, and the writing amazing." --Imagination Soup "At its core, this book posits a refreshing, if not new, definition of familly.... WHEN FRIENDSHIP FOLLOWED ME HOME is terse and gripping, sad and hilarious, emotional and very, very real." -- Joel Shoemaker, The News-Gazette "Full of pace and laughter, bruises and heart . Paul Griffin is the sort of writer you're torn between telling the whole world about and keeping all to yourself."-- Markus Zusak , author of Printz Honor Winner The Book Thief "'Friendship' is an absolutely beautiful, heart-expanding book . I cried, but more than that I felt this giant balloon of love for everyone. This story convinced me all over again that love and imagination are life's biggest magic. It'll make you want to grab hold of everyone important to you and lick them on the nose." -- Rebecca Stead , author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me "Some books change the way you see the world. Some change the way you breathe. This book will leave you breathless. This is Paul Griffin's best book yet-- and that's really saying something." -- Patricia McCormick , author of National Book Award Finalist Sold " When Friendship Followed Me Home is both a beautiful book, and an honest book ; it is, in fact, beautiful because it is honest. We see the pain of loss, and the glory of community. We see love in its many forms, and we witness the truth that love goes on despite all barriers. Cheer for Ben and Halley: it is kids like these who are our hope." -- Gary D. Schmidt , author of Okay for Now
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromFifth Grade
Dewey Decimal813.6
Grade ToNinth Grade
SynopsisA breathtaking middle-grade novel about happiness, loss, and an unforgettable dog named Flip "This story convinced me all over again that love and imagination are life's biggest magic." --Rebecca Stead, author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me Ben Coffin has never been one for making friends. As a former foster kid, he knows people can up and leave without so much as a goodbye. Ben prefers to spend his time with the characters in his favorite sci-fi books...until he rescues an abandoned mutt from the alley next-door to the Coney Island Library. Scruffy little Flip leads Ben to befriend a fellow book-lover named Halley--yes, like the comet--a girl unlike anyone he has ever met. Ben begins thinking of her as "Rainbow Girl" because of her crazy-colored clothes and her laugh, pure magic, the kind that makes you smile away the stormiest day. Rainbow Girl convinces Ben to write a novel with her. But as their story unfolds Ben's life begins to unravel, and Ben must discover for himself the truth about friendship and the meaning of home. Paul Griffin's breathtaking middle-grade debut will warm your heart as much as it breaks it. "Full of pace and laughter, bruises and heart . Paul Griffin is the sort of writer you're torn between telling the whole world about and keeping all to yourself."-- Markus Zusak , author of Printz Honor Winner The Book Thief "'Friendship' is an absolutely beautiful, heart-expanding book . I cried, but more than that I felt this giant balloon of love for everyone. This story convinced me all over again that love and imagination are life's biggest magic. It'll make you want to grab hold of everyone important to you and lick them on the nose." --Rebecca Stead, author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me "Some books change the way you see the world. Some change the way you breathe. This book will leave you breathless. This is Paul Griffin's best book yet-- and that's really saying something." -- Patricia McCormick , author of National Book Award Finalist Sold " When Friendship Followed Me Home is both a beautiful book, and an honest book ; it is, in fact, beautiful because it is honest. We see the pain of loss, and the glory of community. We see love in its many forms, and we witness the truth that love goes on despite all barriers. Cheer for Ben and Halley: it is kids like these who are our hope." -- Gary D. Schmidt , author of Okay for Now
LC Classification NumberPZ7.G8813594Whe 2016
