The List of Things That Will Not Change (Hardcover)

Description

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Bea's family may change, but their love for each other does not in this soon-to-be classic by the Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me.

"Things are changing, Bea. But there's still a lot you can count on. Okay? Things that won't EVER change."

After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. The first and most important: Mom and Dad will always love Bea, and each other.

When Dad tells Bea that he and his boyfriend, Jesse, are getting married, Bea is thrilled. Bea loves Jesse, and when he and Dad get married, she'll finally (finally!) have what she's always wanted--a sister. Even though she's never met Jesse's daughter, Sonia, Bea is sure that they'll be "just like sisters anywhere."

As the wedding day approaches, Bea will learn that making a new family brings questions, surprises, and joy, and readers will discover why the New York Times called Rebecca Stead a "writer of great feeling."

About the Author

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REBECCA STEAD is the author of When You Reach Me, which was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Newbery Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, and Liar & Spy, which was also a New York Times bestseller, won the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction, and was on multiple state master lists and best of the year lists. Her most recent book, Goodbye Stranger, was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book for Fiction and a New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of First Light, which was nominated for many state awards. She lives in New York City with her family. Visit her online at rebeccasteadbooks.com and on Twitter @rebstead.

Praise For…

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Honors and praise for Goodbye Stranger: 
"[Rebecca Stead] can see into the souls of young people." --Shelf Awareness, starred review 
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor
Eight Starred Reviews
Named to multiple state award and best of the year lists
A Junior Library Guild Selection

Honors and Praise for Liar & Spy: 
"As close to perfect as middle-grade novels come." --Publishers Weekly, starred review 
Winner of the Guardian Prize
Finalist for the Carnegie Medal
Five Starred Reviews
Named to multiple state award and best of the year lists
A Junior Library Guild Selection

Honors for When You Reach Me:
"A superb and intricate tale."--The Wall Street Journal 
Newbery Medal
Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction 
A New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book
Five Starred Reviews
Named to multiple state award and best of the year lists
A Junior Library Guild Selection

Honors and Praise for First Light:
"An exciting, engaging mix of science fiction, mystery, and adventure." --School Library Journal
Named to multiple state award and best of the year lists
A Junior Library Guild Selection