Here in the Real World
Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins Publishers on January 5, 2021. This 336-page middle grade novel explores the journey of Ware, a boy eager to escape into his imagination during summer, only to find himself enrolled in a Rec camp filled with social expectations. As he navigates this new environment, he encounters Jolene, a determined girl who challenges his perceptions of reality and dreams.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of friendship, family dynamics, and the struggles of introverts and dreamers. Ware and Jolene’s connection grows as they create a sanctuary in an abandoned church lot, offering them both a refuge from their respective challenges. The story unfolds as they confront external threats to their space, prompting Ware to reflect on what it truly means to be a hero in the real world. This edition invites readers to engage with the emotional landscapes of childhood and the complexities of social interactions.
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From the author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling novel Pax comes a gorgeous and moving middle grade novel that is an ode to introverts, dreamers, and misfits everywhere.
Ware can’t wait to spend summer “off in his own world”–dreaming of knights in the Middle Ages and generally being left alone. But then his parents sign him up for dreaded Rec camp, where he must endure Meaningful Social Interaction and whatever activities so-called “normal” kids do.
On his first day Ware meets Jolene, a tough, secretive girl planting a garden in the rubble of an abandoned church next to the camp. Soon he starts skipping Rec, creating a castle-like space of his own in the church lot.
Jolene scoffs, calling him a dreamer–he doesn’t live in the “real world” like she does. As different as Ware and Jolene are, though, they have one thing in common: for them, the lot is a refuge.
But when their sanctuary is threatened, Ware looks to the knights’ Code of Chivalry: Thou shalt do battle against unfairness wherever faced with it. Thou shalt be always the champion of the Right and Good–and vows to save the lot.
But what does a hero look like in real life? And what can two misfit kids do?
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