Twelve-year-old movie-loving Maisie is in need of a distraction from her current romantic dilemma when her Uncle Walt comes to stay with her family after...

Twelve-year-old movie-loving Maisie is in need of a distraction from her current romantic dilemma when her Uncle Walt comes to stay with her family after being hurt on the set of the movie he's filming in Hollywood.

Maisie's best friend, Cyrus, has been hanging out a lot with Gary Hackett, whose last-name sounds to Maisie like a cat barfing up a hairball. When it seems as if Hackett might like Maisie romantically, she's none too pleased, and Cyrus is even less impressed.

Uncle Walt has a way of pointing Maisie in the right direction, and Maisie's love of movies also keeps her centered. Heading to the local independent theater on Saturdays to see old movies helps Maisie stay grounded as she struggles with growing up, family tensions, a grandma who seems to be losing her memory, and a love triangle she never expected.

Author: Ellen Wittlinger
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 10/10/2017
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781580897754
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2017 pg. 148
Publishers Weekly 07/31/2017
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
Booklist 09/15/2017 pg. 55
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Ellen Wittlinger is the author of fifteen YA and middle-grade novels. Her novel Hard Love won both a Printz Honor Award and a Lambda Literary Award. Her books have been on numerous ALA Best Books lists, Bank Street College of Education lists, and state award lists. Wittlinger has taught at Emerson College in Boston and in the Simmons College Writing for Children MFA program. She currently lives in Haydenville, MA.


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