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Clarion Books, 2023-16-05

Duet for Home

Duet for Home

Karina Yan Glaser, Author

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9780063290792

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"... a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homeless shelter. As their friendship grows over a shared love of classical music, June and Tyrell confront a new housing policy that puts homeless families in danger"--
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This moving story harmonizes courage with hope, showing how shared grief and unlikely friendships can transform displacement into belonging. Through musical metaphor and quiet strength, it speaks to resilience and dignity in the face of upheaval.

Keywords and Themes: Animals • Art • Birds • Community • Courage • Dignity • Empathy • Family • Friendship • Home • Hope • Juvenile Fiction • Music • Parents • Poverty & Homelessness • Resilience • Siblings • Social Themes • Transformation

Readability • 5.8

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 368

Subjects • Friendship • Music • Racially mixed people • Homeless children

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Poverty & Homelessness • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds • Juvenile Fiction | Art

From the New York Times best-selling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves, told from the perspectives of two biracial sixth graders living in a homeless shelter.

At first, June can't believe it: their new home is a homeless shelter? When she's told she can't bring her cherished viola inside, she's convinced the worst luck in the world landed her at Huey House.

But Tyrell has lived at Huey House for three years, and he knows all the good things about it: friendship, hot meals, and the music from next door drifting through the windows. With his help, June begins to see things differently. Just as she's starting to understand how Huey House can be a home, a new government policy threatens all the residents. Can June and Tyrell work together to find a way to save Huey House as they know it?

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