Twelve-year-old Grace and her mother have always been their own family, traveling from place to place like gypsies. But Grace wants to finally have a home all their own. Just when she thinks she's found it her mother says it's time to move again. Grace summons the courage to tell her mother how she really feels and will always regret that her last words to her were angry ones. After her mother's sudden death, Grace is forced to live with a grandmother she's never met. She can't imagine her mother would want her to stay with this stranger. Then Grace finds clues in a mysterious treasure hunt, just like the ones her mother used to send her on. Maybe it is her mother, showing her the way to her true home. Lyrical, poignant and fresh, The Secret Hum of a Daisy is a beautifully told middle grade tale with a great deal of heart.
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This was lovely and has some insights that I think will really resonate with readers who encounter those insights here, first–like just thoughts about the nature of decisions and their consequences and how those play out–“I realized that sometimes people did what they could, not what they should, and I didn't think that was reason enough to be mad.”I think it is a kind of idealized version of modern-day small town life, but it works nicely for this story about family and grief and forgiveness. It's very sweet. This one I think maybe is a good readalike for [b:Bridge to Terabithia 2839 Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327880087s/2839.jpg 2237401]–it's a dead mom, not a dead friend, but I think the realistic exploration of a grieving kid through their art is similar. Also the small town feel gives it the same kind of retro vibe that Bridge to Terabithia has.
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