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How to Make Friends with the Sea
Tanya Guerrero's How to Make Friends with the Sea is a middle grade debut novel set in the Philippines about a young boy's challenges with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly.
Pablo is homesick.
He's only twelve years old, but he's lived in more countries than he can count. After his parents divorced, he and his mother have moved from place to place for years, never settling anywhere long enough to call it home. And along the way, Pablo has collected more and more fears: of dirt, of germs, and most of all, of the ocean.
Now they're living in the Philippines, and his mother, a zoologist who works at a local wildlife refuge, is too busy saving animals to notice that Pablo might need saving, too. Then his mother takes in Chiqui, an orphaned girl with a cleft lip--and Pablo finds that through being strong for Chiqui, his own fears don't seem so scary.
He might even find the courage to face his biggest fear of all...and learn how to make friends with the sea.
Book Details
- Publisher: Square Fish
- Publish Date: Mar 30th, 2021
- Pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.10in - 1.10in - 0.65lb
- EAN: 9781250763273
- Recommended age: 08-12
- Categories: • Family - Orphans & Foster Homes• Places - Asia• Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
About the Author
More books by Tanya Guerrero
What people are saying
A lifelong love of reading starts here! 📚🎈 Home to a growing number of amazing authors and books from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Sweet and compelling, HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE SEA is about Pablo, a twelve-year-old boy living in the Philippines, and Chiqui, the orphaned girl his mother takes in. Jump in to @guerrerotanya's middle grade novel by downloading the ebook for $4.99! https://t.co/CjSvSHFWIU https://t.co/uPyFLe8w7d
Autistic librarian & writer. '21 WNDB Walter Grant recipient. '21 #PBChat mentee. TEDx speaker. 🇵🇷 🇲🇽 Staff editor for @NovelMindKidLit. (she/her)
@Mrs_Bookdragon And a few more I couldn't fit in my last tweet! 🙂 How to Make Friends with the Sea by Tanya Guerrero A Breath Too Late by Rocky Callen
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Praise for this book
"Guerrero touches on many topics--anxiety, fostering, friendship, family, selective mutism, and more--seamlessly weaving them all together to create a strong, moving narrative. [...] A heartbreaking, heartwarming, powerful debut novel." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
"A story for anyone who's ever asked where--and what--home is." -- Jack Cheng, author of See You in the Cosmos
"How to Make Friends with the Sea is a heartwarming story about family, friendship, identity and finding courage within our own hearts. I know readers will have as much fun cheering for Pablo as I did." -- Dan Gemeinhart, author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
"Touching and sweet, Tanya Guerrero's debut How to Make Friends with the Sea is a multi-layered story with heaps of heart. Readers will root for Pablo as he finds his courage, voice, and family on this journey to self-acceptance." -- Elly Swartz, author of Finding Perfect and Give and Take
"Atmospheric and moving, How to Make Friends with the Sea is an impressive debut. The friendship between Pablo and Chiqui completely captured my heart." -- Jasmine Warga, author of Other Words for Home
What people are saying
A lifelong love of reading starts here! 📚🎈 Home to a growing number of amazing authors and books from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Sweet and compelling, HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE SEA is about Pablo, a twelve-year-old boy living in the Philippines, and Chiqui, the orphaned girl his mother takes in. Jump in to @guerrerotanya's middle grade novel by downloading the ebook for $4.99! https://t.co/CjSvSHFWIU https://t.co/uPyFLe8w7d
Autistic librarian & writer. '21 WNDB Walter Grant recipient. '21 #PBChat mentee. TEDx speaker. 🇵🇷 🇲🇽 Staff editor for @NovelMindKidLit. (she/her)
@Mrs_Bookdragon And a few more I couldn't fit in my last tweet! 🙂 How to Make Friends with the Sea by Tanya Guerrero A Breath Too Late by Rocky Callen