"This quiet novel sings. A graceful profound story for all ages that speaks well beyond its intended audience." --Kirkus (starred review)

Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Ruby Holler will love this tween novel about opening your heart and finding family when you least expect it.

When a young couple finds a boy asleep on their porch, their lives take a surprising turn. Unable to speak, the boy, Jacob, can't explain his history. All John and Marta know is that they have been chosen to care for him.

And as their connection and friendship with Jacob grow, they embrace his exuberant spirit and talents. The three of them blossom into an unlikely family and begin to see the world in brand-new ways.

Author: Sharon Creech
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.77h x 5.59w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780061892356
Audience: 08 - 12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160663 / Boy on the Porch


Award: 2014 Buckeye Children's Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6
Award: 2016 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Children's


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/10/2013
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 96
Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 84
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 82
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 90
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Creech, Sharon: -

Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.

Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, "lured there by our grandchildren," Creech says.

www.sharoncreech.com