Falling Into Place
Falling Into Place by Stephanie Greene is a reprint edition published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in May 2006. This 128-page book presents the story of Margaret, whose world is unraveling as significant changes occur in her family life. With her father’s remarriage, the death of her grandfather, and her grandmother’s move to a retirement community, Margaret faces a series of challenges that test her resilience and adaptability.
In her quest to support her grandmother, Margaret teams up with her younger cousin, Roy, to help Gran make new friends at Carol Woods. Their journey introduces them to a variety of colorful characters, providing both humor and insight into the complexities of family dynamics, blended families, and the themes of self-esteem and self-reliance. This narrative explores how Margaret learns to navigate her own feelings while also helping those she loves adjust to change.
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All the good things in Margaret’s world are collapsing, one by one, like a row of dominoes. First her dad remarried–plink. Then her grandfather died–plinkplink. Then her grandmother had to sell the house and move into a retirement community–plinkplinkplink. Now Dad’s new wife is having a baby, and Margaret is going to visit Gran at Carol Woods. There she learns that Gran is having an even harder time adjusting to change than Margaret herself.
Determined to cheer Gran up, Margaret and her younger cousin, Roy, set out to find her some new friends. Their quest leads them to some of Carolwoods’ most colorful characters, and ultimately helps Margaret to ease both Gran’s pain and her own. Stephanie Greene, the author of the popular Owen Foote books, introduces an appealing and bold new heroine in this funny novel that handles its serious themes with a light touch.
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