Eventown

Kirkus Best Books of 2019 *Kids’ Indie Next Pick List * Bookpage Best Books of 2019: Middle Grade“Beautiful, mysterious and deeply satisfying.” —Rebecca Stead,Newbery Medal-winning author of When YouReach Me and Goodbye StrangerTheworld tilted for Elodee this year, and now it’s impossible for her to be thesame as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on herheart. Not when she and her twin sister, Naomi, seem to be drifting apart. Sowhen Elodee’s mom gets a new job in Eventown, moving seems like it might justfix everything.Indeed,life in Eventown is comforting and exciting all at once. Their kitchen comeswith a box of recipes for Elodee to try. Everyone takes the scenic way toschool or work—past rows of rosebushes and unexpected waterfalls. Onblueberry-picking field trips, every berry is perfectly ripe.Sure,there are a few odd rules, and the houses all look exactly alike, but it’s easyenough to explain—until Elodee realizes that there are only three ice creamflavors in Eventown. Ever. And they play only one song in music class.Everything may be “even” in Eventown, but is there a price to pay forperfection—and pretending?“Engrossing.” —New York Times Book Review“Enchanting, heart-rending, and bittersweet.” —KirkusReviews (starred review)“An emotionally complex and wonderfully told story.” —SchoolLibrary Journal (starred review)“Thought-provoking.” —Publishers Weekly(starred review)