What Happens Next

Name: What Happens Next
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Claire Swinarski
ISBN: 9780063007253

Author: Claire Swinarski

Narrator: Lisa Cordileone

Unabridged: 5 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/19/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

In this heartfelt and accessible middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish, a young girl throws herself into solving a local mystery to keep from missing her older sister, who has been sent to an eating disorder treatment facility.Astronomy-obsessed Abby McCourt should be thrilled about the solar eclipse her small town of Moose Junction is about to witness, but she’s not. After her older sister Blair was sent away for an eating disorder, Abby has been in a funk.Desperate to dull the pain her sister’s absence has left, she teams up with a visiting astronomer to help track down his long-lost telescope. Though this is supposed to take Abby’s mind off the distance between her and Blair, what she finds may bring her closer to her sister than she ever thought possible.

About Claire Swinarski

Claire Swinarski was born and raised in Wisconsin, where she still lives with her family and writes stories for readers of all ages. What Happens Next was her debut middle grade novel and was followed by The Kate in Between and What Happened to Rachel Riley, which was an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults title, a Cybils Award nominee, and an Edgar Award nominee. These were followed by Take It from the Top and Each and Every Spark. Claire believes wandering around a library can solve 95 percent of life’s problems.

Reviews

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps

Abby’s on the outs with her friends, her oldest sister Blair is at a treatment center for anorexia and her middle sister Jade is mean. Then a famous astronomy professor asks for help only Abby can give and suddenly her summer starts getting exciting. Little girl, can you help me find my lost puppy sa......more

Goodreads review by Darla

Despite the star-struck theme of this cover, the real meat of this book deals with anorexia. And in an effective way that I think will be helpful to middle grade readers. Abby's older sister Blair was a ballet superstar and destined to study with the Joffrey Company until "Anna Rexia" became a prese......more

Goodreads review by Reading_

God! I miss good books like this! Amazing middle grade book. Says a lot about families and people around us. This story tells that we can be actually right about how we feel, how we feel we are wronged, how we seem to be the ones who compromise all the time for our loved ones. I mean the way the stor......more

Goodreads review by Faith

Really beautiful sister relationship. ❤......more