From critically acclaimed author Paul Mosier, a Publishers Weekly Flying Start, comes a stunning story about the beauty of family, the power of community, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit.

Twelve-year-old El has planned on making her first week at a new school fantastic. She won't go by her given name, Laughter. She'll sit in the back of the classroom where she can make new friends. She won't even have time to think about all the fun her old friends are having without her. Everything will be great.

But when her dad picks her up after school and tells her that her younger sister, Echo, has a life-threatening illness, her world is suddenly turned upside down. And with her parents now pressed for time and money, El feels lost and powerless.

Then she befriends Octavius, the only other kid in school who gets what she's going through. As El begins to adjust to her new life, she soon finds that maybe a little hope and a lot of love can overcome any obstacle.

Author: Paul Mosier
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/07/2018
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780062455673
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198761 / Echo's Sister


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2018
Booklist 07/01/2018 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Mosier, Paul: - Paul Mosier began writing novels in 2011 but has written in some fashion his entire life. He is married and the father to two daughters, one of whom has passed to the next dimension. He lives near his place of birth in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. He loves listening to baseball on the radio, eating vegetarian food, drinking coffee, and talking nonstop. He has written three critically acclaimed books for middle grade readers: Train I Ride, Echo's Sister, and Summer and July. Visit him on his blog, novelistpaulmosier.wordpress.com.