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At a glance

Published
2018
Publisher
Amulet Books
Subgenre
Contemporary
Words
60,386
Format
Verse & prose: part of the story is told in prose
Section
Middle Grade
Verse & prose

Every Shiny Thing

Two girls' lives intertwine: Lauren, grieving her autistic brother's placement in a therapeutic boarding school, hatches a scheme to raise money for underfunded autism services; Sierra, newly in foster care after years of looking after her mom, befriends Lauren but grows uneasy as the plan turns illegal.