If I Should Die Before I Wake (26 page)

Without Grandma Mary, nothing goes smoothly. Things only get worse when Mam wins a farmhouse in an essay contest and insists on sharing her good fortune with the neighborhood outcasts. As JP sees both Pap and himself being replaced in mother's life, his anger takes over.

National Book Award-winning author Han Nolan skillfully draws readers into JP's life and challenges them to experience both his loneliness and his strength as he struggles to learn what it means to forgive.

 

A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

 

*"Uplifting, intriguing, and memorable."
—Booklist
(starred review)

*"Poignant ... An emotional roller-coaster."
—Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

*"Satisfying."
—School Library Journal
(starred review)