Small Brave Things: A Novel in Vignettes

Small Brave Things: A Novel in VignettesLinh hasn't said three words out loud since she arrived. Amara has never met a room she couldn't fill. Somewhere between them sit six other kids who left everything they knew - Venezuela, Syria, China, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico - to start over at Lincoln Middle School.Told across one school year in vivid, interconnected vignettes, Small Brave Things follows eight newcomer students navigating the enormous and the tiny all at once: correcting a mispronounced name, singing in front of strangers, translating for a parent, working up the nerve to sit down at a new lunch table.Some days go wonderfully. Some days don't. All of them matter.Warm, funny, and unflinchingly honest, this is a story about the countless small, brave choices it takes to build a life in a new place - and the surprising, durable friendships that grow out of trying.For readers ages 10-15. Perfect for fans of The House on Mango Street and Other Words for Home.