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Halfway to Harmony

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Jan 2021
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A powerful middle-grade novel from Barbara O'Connor, New York Times-bestselling author of Wish, about a boy who is about to go on the biggest adventure of his life. Perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Kate DiCamillo.

Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, "Let's you and me go see my world, little man." But Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn't know how to see the world without him.

Then he meets Posey, the brash new girl from next door, and an eccentric man named Banjo, who's off on a bodacious adventure of his own. What follows is a summer of taking chances, becoming braver, and making friends—and maybe Walter can learn who he wants to be without the brother he always wanted to be like.

Halfway to Harmony is an utterly charming story about change, friendship, and growing up.

Don't miss Barbara O'Connor's other heartwarming middle-grade titles:
Wish
Wonderland
How to Steal a Dog
Greetings from Nowhere

Beethoven in Paradise
Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis
On the Road to Mr. Mineo's
Dream

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Jan 2022 Square Fish ISBN 1250821061
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First Edition Jan 2021 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374314454
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Jan 2021 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374314462
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Jan 2021 Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) ISBN B085MW4Z62
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Jan 2021 -- Not Selected ISBN B08RK2J78T
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