Anatomy of Lost Things -- Shawn K. Stout, Hardcover

A laugh-through-your-tears middle grade novel about what it's like to lose something precious. For fans of the Three Rancheros series by Kate DiCamillo.

A necklace. A bugle. A lion statue. What do they have to do with each other? Absolutely nothing unless you're Tildy, Leon, or Nell. These items matter an awful lot to them. Not because of what they are, but what--and who--they represent.

Anatomy of Lost Things shares the crisscrossing stories of Tildy, Leon, and Nell, of the impossible losses they've each recently faced, and the unexpected histories of their prized objects. Written with heartbreaking honesty and humor, this novel unfolds in the tender space that exists between staggering loss and the start of recovery, and it finds plenty of hope and laughter waiting there.

Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 06/18/2024
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781682635872
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/11/2024
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2024
Booklist 05/01/2024 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2024

About the Author
Shawn K. Stout is the author of several books for young readers, including The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle and A Tiny Piece of Sky, which was a Bank Street Best Book. Shawn holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Maryland with her family. Visit her at shawnkstout.com.