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Sixth-grader Lincoln Jones is new to
town. His mom finally found the strength to get out of an
abusive relationship and they’ve moved north and into a
dive apartment in the notso-great part of town. That
wouldn’t be so bad, but his mom won’t let him stay home
alone after school. So every weekday, Lincoln walks the
twelve blocks to Brookside where she works. And Lincoln
will do anything to keep his afterschool time at Brookside
secret from his classmates. He’s already got enough
troubles being the new kid with a southern accent, imagine
what they’d say if they found out he was spending his
afternoons with elderly memory-care patients like the
naked, dancing Ruby Hobbs and Debbie, who shouts across
the room to ask his name every day. While his mother works
as a caregiver, Lincoln does his schoolwork and writes
stories in his ever-present notebook. But when a nosy
classmate by the name of Kandi Kane seems to be stalking
him, Lincoln begins to worry. What he learns is that other
people have secrets of their own. Tough subjects about
aging and fitting in are handled with humor and
compassion. (New
Hampshire Great Stone Face Award nominee, 2018)
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