The Lost Boy's Gift by Kimberly Willis Holt

The Lost Boy's Gift by Kimberly Willis Holt

"Justine Eyre's gentle, expressive voice is well suited to Holt's quiet story of what it's like to be the new kid in the neighborhood and the difficulty of dealing with life's changes." -- AudioFile

Kimberly Willis Holt explores themes of divorce, acceptance, intergenerational friendship, and the power that comes with noticing in The Lost Boy's Gift, an insightful middle-grade audiobook.

There are places where you want to go and places where you want to leave. There are also places where you want to stay.

Nine-year-old Daniel must move across the county with his mom after his parents' divorce. He's leaving behind his whole life--everything--and he's taking a suitcase of anger with him. But Daniel is in for a surprise when he settles into While-a-Way Lane and meets his new neighbors--the Lemonade Girl, the hopscotching mailman, the tiny creatures, and especially Tilda Butter. Tilda knows how to look and listen closely, and it's that gift that helps Daniel find his way in that curious placed called While-a-Way Lane.

This title has Common Core connections.

Christy Ottaviano Books

Kimberly Willis Holt stopped talking about wanting to be a writer and started pursuing her ambition twenty-three years ago. She considers herself a southerner because of her family's Louisiana heritage, although her father's military career led her to places other than the South, including Paris and Guam. She has written a number of novels for a variety of ages, several of which have received prizes and accolades. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, her third novel, won the National Book Award for Young People's Fiction. She lives in Texas, where she writes and plants.