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The Half-Orphan's Handbook

It’s been three months since Lila lost her father to suicide. Since then, she’s learned to protect herself from pain by following two unbreakable rules:

1. The only people who can truly hurt you are the ones you love. Therefore, love no one.
2. Stay away from liars. Liars are the worst.

But when Lila’s mother sends her to a summer-long grief camp, it’s suddenly harder for Lila to follow these rules. Potential new friends and an unexpected crush threaten to drag her back into life for the first time since her dad’s death. On top of everything, there’s more about what happened that Lila doesn’t know, and facing the truth about her family will be the hardest part of learning how a broken heart can love again.

For fans of John Green and Emily X.R. Pan, The Half-Orphan's Handbook by Joan F. Smith is a coming-of-age story and an empathetic, authentic exploration of grief with a sharp sense of humor and a big heart.

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"Lila’s introspective first-person narration strikes a tone that is spot-on, mixing her grief and bewilderment with flares of anger and overwhelming frustration.... [Her crush] Noah’s own complicated loss is foreshadowed throughout but not explained until the end in a reveal that some readers may anticipate but that still finds its way to emotional resonance." — Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

Recommended Age 14 and up
Author Joan F. Smith
ISBN 1250624681
Publication Date Apr 20, 2021
Publisher Imprint
Language English