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Published
2016
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Subgenre
Contemporary
ISBN
9780763675769
Section
Middle Grade

Applesauce Weather

Helen Frost

When the first apple falls, Faith and Peter's family makes applesauce, but this year Aunt Lucy is gone and Uncle Arthur's stories carry their grief.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2017
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Themes

Grief & lossFamilyParents & grandparents

Mood

Feels reflective, hopeful.

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