Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Author: Hopkins, Ellen, author. Title: Closer to nowhere / Ellen Hopkins. Publisher, Date: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2020] ©2020 Description: 405 pages ; 22 cm Summary: Told in two voices, sixth-grade cousins Hannah and Cal learn a lot about family when circumstances throw them together under one roof and Hannah's love of order clashes with Cal's chaotic behavior.-- Provided by Publisher. Target Audience Note: Ages 10+. G.P. Putnam's Sons. Grades 4-6. G.P. Putnam's Sons. Subjects: Families -- Juvenile fiction. Emotional problems of children -- Juvenile fiction. Cousins -- Juvenile fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Juvenile fiction. Novels in verse. Family life -- Fiction. Emotional problems -- Fiction. Cousins -- Fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse (see also Poetry). JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Blended Families. JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship. Cousins Emotional problems of children Families Post-traumatic stress disorder Genre: Fiction Juvenile works Novels in verse Novels in verse. LCCN: 2020017670 ISBN: 9780593108611 (hardcover) 0593108612 (hardcover) OCLC: 1136963210 System Availability: 4 # System items in: 4 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Publishers Weekly ReviewIn this two-voicer written in prose poems, Hopkins (People Kill People) tells the story of cousins Hannah Lincoln and Calvin Pace, both sixth graders. Following his mother's death three years prior and subsequent difficulties with his father, who struggles with drug addiction, Cal is living with Hannah's family. He likes it there, but he's been through a lot and doesn't feel completely safe, and he knows that popular gymnast Hannah isn't crazy about having a housemate who melts down at school and whose tall tales and disappearances bring chaos into her home life. She admits that things haven't been great for a while, but it's hard not to blame Cal when her parents' marriage seems to be fraying, in part because they disagree about how to handle him. Cal's an aspiring writer, and his chapters question their own accuracy ("FACT OR FICTION:/ Owls Are Bad Luck"); Hannah's sections are framed as definitions, as she tries to pin down what's what. While the headers can feel forced, Hopkins creates realistic portrayals of two kids trying to do their best even when it's not easy. Ages 10--up. Agent: Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown Literary. (Oct.) Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1