The Girl from the Sea Jean Meltzer

The Girl from the Sea Jean MeltzerFrom the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love. Fifteen year old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of

Four years ago

author of Nothing Special

the paths life can lead us on

It might have been easier if his grandfather’s ghost didn’t give him scathing looks of disapproval as he went through a second

she dutifully whips up the diner’s famous lemon meringue pies each morning while still pining for all she's lost

returns to Graves Glen

and fragility of human love and creativity

in this clever debut from Melissa Holtz

as she returns to Progress with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop

their expectations and insecurities threaten something that’s become a lot more real than they’d planned

while the anti-slip rubber bottom provides stability and prevents tipping

But with each holding tight to their own secrets