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Starred Review on October 1, 2024 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–8—An intensely readable novel in free verse, Vitalis's latest introduces Cayenne, 12, in her 1985 world of trying to fit in after a life lived on the road. Cayenne and her family have been traveling the country in their van, and she aches for a normal life where she doesn't have to compete with her six-month-old twin siblings for her mother's attention, or with depression and marijuana for her father's. When they settle into an old house in Montana for a fresh start, Cayenne finally gets to atte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More