Jacksonville Public Library

The in-between, by Katie Van Heidrich

eng

contains biographical information

illustrations

no index present

Ages 9-13

non fiction

The in-between

1350952088

by Katie Van Heidrich

"Katie has moved more times than she can count, for as long as she can remember. There were the slow moves where you see the whole thing coming: the time for careful review of your most beloved treasures and proper goodbyes. Then there were the fast ones: the ones that forced you to start over completely. When Katie; her brother Josh; her sister, Haley; and her mom come home from an out-of-town funeral, they discover they have been suddenly and unceremoniously evicted from their latest apartment. So the family makes a very fast move to an extended stay motel, with the understanding that this, too, is temporary. Cramped in one room -- just four walls -- Katie and her siblings try to adjust as their mom tries to keep the family together. In this beautiful memoir, effortlessly told in verse, Katie attempts to hang on to small bits of normalcy -- dealing with the delicate dance of middle school friendships, finding solace in her writing, and slowly figuring out the complicated relationships she has with her family -- all while holding on to the hope that she will soon escape this in-between and find a permanent place to call home." --Book jacket

pre adolescent