Pine Island Home
Pine Island Home by Polly Horvath, published by Holiday House on August 15, 2023, is a reprint edition comprising 240 pages. This story follows the McCready sisters, who face the tragic loss of their parents in a tsunami. After their Great Aunt Martha offers them a home on Pine Island, her unexpected death leaves the eldest sister, Fiona, to devise a plan to keep the family together and avoid separation by social services.
Readers will find a narrative centered on resilience and the bonds of sisterhood as Fiona navigates her new responsibilities while each sister discovers her unique role within their unconventional family. The book addresses themes of family dynamics, self-reliance, and the challenges of grief, all presented with Horvath’s signature blend of gentle humor and poignant obstacles.
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Four sisters search for true family in this story of resilience by a Newbery Honor author. Now available in paperback.
When the McCready sisters’ parents are washed away in a tsunami, their Great Aunt Martha volunteers to have them live with her on Pine Island in British Columbia. But while they are traveling there, Martha dies unexpectedly, forcing Fiona, the eldest, to come up with a scheme to keep social services from separating the girls – a scheme that will only work if no one knows they are living on their own.
Fiona approaches their grouchy and indifferent neighbor Al and asks if he will pretend to be their live-in legal guardian should papers need to be signed or if anyone comes snooping around. He reluctantly agrees, under the condition that they bring him dinner every night.
As weeks pass, Fiona takes on more and more adult responsibilities, while each of the younger girls finds their own special role in their atypical family. But even if things seem to be falling into place, Fiona is sure it’s only a matter of time before they are caught.
Written in Polly Horvath’s inimitable style, gentle humor and tough obstacles are woven throughout this story about the bonds of sisterhood and what makes a family. Don’t miss the sequel, Pine Island Visitors, which Kirkus Reviews described as “terrifically entertaining” in a starred review.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
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