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Ark -- Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, Paperback
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"None of us is likely to forget the 'virustime, ' but feisty, funny, resourceful, creative Arden (along with her quirky family and motley crew of rescue dogs) is a comforting and inspiring reminder that the worst of times can bring out the best in us. Ark will help young readers see how they, too, kindled their own light to find their way through a dark time."
--Lauren Wolk, author of Echo Mountain "Infectiously hopeful."--Kirkus Reviews
Arden thinks the world has ended when her parents decide to trade their large house (where she has her own purple bedroom with a window seat!) for a small backyard guesthouse, built like a wooden boat. The worst part: it's not big enough for their dog to come along. Things get even worse when her best friend moves away and a pandemic shuts school, leaving Arden's family quarantined in very little space. Arden just wishes life would go back to normal. As neighbors leave town, shut themselves away, and get sick, their pets are left behind, and Arden becomes the safe-keeper of all the abandoned animals. When the pandemic touches home, Arden must use all her creativity and courage to help those she loves--family, friends, and dogs! Ark was inspired by author Elisabeth Sharp McKetta's experience of living in a 275-square-foot tiny house with her husband and two children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like Arden, Elisabeth's family learned to live large in a small space.
Author: Elisabeth Sharp McKetta
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781589881792
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2023
Foreword 08/25/2023
--Lauren Wolk, author of Echo Mountain "Infectiously hopeful."--Kirkus Reviews
Arden thinks the world has ended when her parents decide to trade their large house (where she has her own purple bedroom with a window seat!) for a small backyard guesthouse, built like a wooden boat. The worst part: it's not big enough for their dog to come along. Things get even worse when her best friend moves away and a pandemic shuts school, leaving Arden's family quarantined in very little space. Arden just wishes life would go back to normal. As neighbors leave town, shut themselves away, and get sick, their pets are left behind, and Arden becomes the safe-keeper of all the abandoned animals. When the pandemic touches home, Arden must use all her creativity and courage to help those she loves--family, friends, and dogs! Ark was inspired by author Elisabeth Sharp McKetta's experience of living in a 275-square-foot tiny house with her husband and two children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like Arden, Elisabeth's family learned to live large in a small space.
Author: Elisabeth Sharp McKetta
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781589881792
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2023
Foreword 08/25/2023
About the Author
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta is the author of thirteen books including She Never Told Me About the Ocean and Awake with Asashoryu, both published by Paul Dry Books, and Edit Your Life, published by Penguin Random House. She teaches writing for Harvard and Oxford, and is a mother of two. Elisabeth and her family used to live in a backyard tiny house in Boise, Idaho like Arden and Martin; now they live in an ordinary house. Visit ElisabethSharpMcKetta.com to learn more.
Product Tags:
Ages 9-12, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Domestic fiction, Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, Family, Girls & Women, Grades 1-3, Grades 6-8, Historical, Juvenile Fiction, Paperback, Paul Dry Books, United States
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