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About the Book

In a stunning novel set in the 1980s, a girl with heavy secrets awakens her sleepy street to the complexities of love and courage. It’s the summer of ’83 on Trowbridge Road, and June Bug Jordan is hungry. Months after her father’s death from complications from AIDS, her mother has stopped cooking and refuses to leave the house, instead locking herself away to scour at the germs she believes are everywhere. June Bug threatens this precarious existence by going out into the neighborhood, gradually befriending Ziggy, an imaginative boy who is living with his Nana Jean after experiencing troubles of his own. But as June Bug’s connection to the world grows stronger, her mother’s grows more distant — even dangerous — pushing June Bug to choose between truth and healing and the only home she has ever known. Trowbridge Road paints an unwavering portrait of a girl and her family touched by mental illness and grief. Set in the Boston suburbs during the first years of the AIDS epidemic, the novel explores how a seemingly perfect neighborhood can contain restless ghosts and unspoken secrets. Written with deep insight and subtle lyricism by acclaimed author Marcella Pixley, Trowbridge Road demonstrates our power to rescue one another even when our hearts are broken.

About the Author :
Marcella Pixley is the author of three highly acclaimed books for young adults, including Ready to Fall, which was a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year. She teaches writing to middle schoolers in Massachusetts, where she lives with her family.

Review :
"Characters are memorably portrayed by [Tara] Sands, with Nana Jean's compassionate warmth being the standout.... Sands emotively describes the beauty of nature, simple meals, and June's life with her agoraphobic mother...." --AudioFile Magazine "June Bug narrates this work of historical realism with a magical, poetic quality, turning the ordinary extraordinary. June Bug and Ziggy's fanciful adventures are likely to resonate with fans of Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia (1977)...An exceptional story for readers who feel deeply." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Trowbridge Road is a luminous, heart-wrenching story that reminds us that love--maybe flawed, maybe messy--is what sustains us. Burbling over with lush details, Marcella Pixley's novel takes the ordinary stuff of life--steam from a bowl of warm pasta, summer sunlight, the bond between two kids burdened by family secrets--and makes it extraordinary." --Esther Ehrlich, author of Nest "Told from the point of view of the two friends, the narrative is imaginative, flows smoothly, and has you routing for both characters by the end of the story...I truly enjoyed this well-written, plot-driven story and would recommend it for all middle schoolers. The book also reflects the lack of diversity that defined many communities in the 80s. Even though it is a work of historical fiction, there are many lessons in this book that all readers can learn from today." --School Library Connection "Drawing comparisons to Bridge to Terabithia, this literary middle grade novel by Pixley (Ready to Fall) follows two lonely children awash in secrets and hurts...Heartbreaking and sometimes emotionally difficult, this novel will appeal to young teens looking for something serious to dig into." --Publishers Weekly "A beautifully honest account of trauma and childhood friendship that takes place in the early 1980s...The text richly illustrates the inner lives of children, and the subject matter is handled in a way that is honest yet age appropriate. A solid choice for mature tweens who appreciate a story with literary and fantastical elements that also tackles realistic topics." --School Library Journal "Fans of Kate DiCamillo's Raymie Nightingale (BCCB 4/16) and its followups will find this similarly emotional and ultimately satisfying. A brief author's note offers more information about AIDS and about mental illness." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781799767916
  • Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
  • Publisher Imprint: Brilliance Audio
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
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  • ISBN-10: 1799767914
  • Publisher Date: 12 May 2020
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Language: English
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