Pre-order Releases Oct 12, 2027
When the River Blooms
by Edie McCary
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About the book
When the River Blooms
When Uncle Riley appears at the screen door one summer morning with a fluffy white kitten in hand, twelve-year-old Sophia senses that her life in Pointer, Alabama, is about to change.
Sophia grew up without her mom, and she's never ever met her uncle before, though she knows he used to play music with her parents. Finally, Sophia sees a chance to ask the questions she’s always had, like what happened to her parents’ famous band? And why does no one talk about her mother? Turns out Uncle Riley has answers, all right… just not the ones Sophia wanted to hear.
If only her dad would take her on their annual canoe trip down the Cahaba River to see the lilies bloom. That might make things better. But he always seems to have something more important to do.
When not even the new kitten is enough to lift Sophia’s spirits, she hatches a plan to see the lilies on her own. Travelling alone can be dangerous, though, and Sophia is about to find out that making peace with the choppy waters of the past is the only way to paddle smoothly toward tomorrow.
This cozy debut from Edie McCary, set in America's heartland, is about family, friendship, and finding where you belong.
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Details
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Author
- Edie McCary
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Oct 12, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9780374395896
- ISBN-10
- 0374395896
- Pages
- 256
- Carton quantity
- 24 copies
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When the River Blooms for groups: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 20 – 99 | $11.39 | 40% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $11.01 | 42% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $10.06 | 47% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $9.68 | 49% off list |
| 1,000+ | $9.31 | 51% off list |
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