The fire, the water, and Maudie McGinn / Sally J. Pla.
"Maudie McGinn has a secret. It's a big, scary one. And right before Maudie, who's autistic, travels to spend the summer with her dad, her mom makes her promise not to reveal it. As Mom puts it: "A promise is a promise, and must be kept." When a wildfire forces Maudie and her dad to flee to the small beach town where her dad grew up, Maudie's summer is turned upside down. Yet she becomes captivated by the surfers she sees each morning. And as Maudie starts to navigate these new waters, she finds herself making friends and feeling accepted like never before. Still, a clock is ticking: soon she will have to go back to face the fire of her always-angry stepfather. Can she find some way to stay with her dad? Should she break her promise to Mom, and reveal the truth about life back home, before the summer is over?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063268791
- ISBN: 0063268795
- ISBN: 9780063268807
- ISBN: 9798368711140
- Physical Description: 324 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Each wave is a new start"--Dust jacket cover.Publisher and pagination may vary.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 10-14. Quill Tree Books.Grades 5-9. Quill Tree Books.Reading L 4.3. Quill Tree Books.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.3 8 522173
- Awards Note:
- Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grade, 2024 (Winner)Schneider Family Book Award. Middle Grade Winner, 2025Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List, 2025
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- Neurodiversity > Juvenile fiction.
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Surfing > Juvenile fiction.
Summer > Juvenile fiction.
California > Juvenile fiction. - Genre:
- Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Available copies
- 101 of 150 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 4 of 4 copies available at Rutherford County Library System. (Show)
Holds
- 3 current holds with 150 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Haynes Branch Library | JF Pla (Text) | 38801102154793 | Juvenile Fiction Battle of the Book | Available | - |
| Mountains Branch Library | JF Pla (Text) | 38801102237275 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Rutherford Bookmobile | J F Pla (Text) | 38801102095467 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Rutherford County Library | J F PLA (Text) | 38801102190284 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | J FIC Pla (Text) | 31010000918617 | Juvenile Fiction Battle of the Book | Checked out | 07/16/2026 |
| Alexander Main Library | YA F Pla (Text) | 34269001486084 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | JF PLA Battle (Text) | 30664100341103 | Young Adult Fiction Battle of the Book | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J PLA (Text) | 50503011226505 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J PLA (Text) | 50503011226513 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | J FIC (Text) | 38344101822623 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
