The Shape of Lost Things, Sarah Everett
The Shape of Lost Things, Sarah Everett
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The Shape of Lost Things

Author: Sarah Everett

Narrator: Tyla Collier

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/22/2024


Synopsis

From the award-winning author of The Probability of Everything, which has been called ""one of the best books I have read this year (maybe ever)"" (Colby Sharp, Nerdy Book Club) and ""Powerful"" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), comes a heartfelt exploration of family and change as twelve-year-old Skye reunites with her older brother, Finn, after he spent four years on the run with their father. Skye Nickson’s world changed forever when her dad went on the run with her brother, Finn. It’s been four years without Finn’s jokes, four years without her father’s old soul music, and four years of Skye filling in as Rent-a-Finn on his MIA birthdays for their mom. Finn’s birthday is always difficult, but at least Skye has her best friends, Reece and Jax, to lean on, even if Reece has started acting too cool for them.But this year is different because after Finn’s birthday, they get a call that he’s finally been found. Tall, quiet, and secretive, this Finn is nothing like the brother she grew up with. He keeps taking late-night phone calls and losing his new expensive gifts, and he doesn’t seem to remember any of their inside jokes or secrets.As Skye tries to make sense of it all through the lens of her old Polaroid camera, she starts to wonder: Could this Finn be someone else entirely? And if everyone else has changed, does it mean that Skye has to change too?

About Sarah Everett

Sarah Everett is the author of The Probability of Everything as well as several books for teens. Charlotte’s Web was the first book that ever made her cry, and while she despises spiders, she still has an abiding love of stories that move her. When she is not reading or writing, she is dreaming about summer, gearing up for her next travel adventure, perfecting her tree pose, or yodeling with her dog. She lives in western Canada.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara on January 11, 2025

Favorite quote: “Lonely must be the only type of alone that brings two people together” Paraphrased idea —> Change doesn’t have to be bad or good. Sometimes change is just change. Like day and night. This is a great way to talk to kids about changes......more

Goodreads review by Rosa on July 16, 2024

4.5 but this hits very close to home! I cried!......more

Goodreads review by Christina on July 08, 2024

Another fabulous title by an author who is quickly becoming one of my favorites in the middle grade space. Four years ago, Skye's physics-loving father disappeared, taking her older brother Finn along. At 12 years old, Skye is dealing with changing friend dynamics, a potential new step father, and a......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on December 28, 2024

Strong follow up to an incredible debut book! Skye’s family changed in a big way when her parents divorced back when she was very young, but things seemed to have reached a comfortable place with visitation and all the things that go along with the big “D.” But then Dad disappears with her older brot......more

Goodreads review by Hoover Public Library on December 30, 2024

"This engaging coming-of-age story gives voice to complicated and traumatic feelings caused by divorce and estrangement, to changes in family and friendships, and to the difficulty of accepting the inevitability of change." [Horn Book]......more