Survival Kit

Survival KitWhen Rose's mom dies, she leaves behind a brown paper bag labeled Rose's Survival Kit. Inside the bag, Rose finds an iPod, with a to be determined playlist; a picture of peonies, for growing; a crystal heart, for loving; a paper star, for making a wish; and a paper kite, for letting go. As Rose ponders the meaning of each item, she finds herself returning again and again to an unexpected source of comfort. Will is her family's gardener, the school

When Rose's mom dies, she leaves behind a brown paper bag labeled Rose's Survival Kit. Inside the bag, Rose finds an iPod, with a to-be-determined playlist; a picture of peonies, for growing; a crystal heart, for loving; a paper star, for making a wish; and a paper kite, for letting go.

As Rose ponders the meaning of each item, she finds herself returning again and again to an unexpected source of comfort. Will is her family's gardener, the school hockey star, and the only person who really understands what she's going through. Can loss lead to love?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Fsg Bfyr
Published: 10/11/2011
ISBN: 9780374399177
Pages: 351
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/29/2011
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2011
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2011 pg. 380 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Booklist 10/01/2011 pg. 89
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 120
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2011
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2012 pg. 88
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 97 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 147405 / Survival Kit
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 12