The Exact Location of Home

Description

Kirby "Zig" Zigonski lives for the world of simple circuits, light bulbs, buzzers, and motors. Electronics are so much more predictable than people. So when his dad's visit is canceled with no explanation and his mom seems to be hiding something, Zig turns to his best friend Gianna and a new gizmo--a garage sale GPS unit--for help. Convinced that his dad is leaving clues behind, Zig sets out to search for answers. Following one clue after another, logging mile after mile, Zig soon finds that people aren't always what they seem . . . and sometimes, there's more than one set of coordinates for home. Brimming with warmth that will capture readers' hearts, The Exact Location of Home is a must read for middle-graders.

Kate Messner is a former middle-school English teacher and the author of E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. and its companion, The Exact Location of Home; Sugar and Ice; Eye of the Storm; Wake Up Missing; All the Answers; The Seventh Wish; Capture the Flag; Hide and Seek; the Marty McGuire chapter book series; the Ranger in Time chapter book series; and several picture books. She lives on Lake Champlain with her husband and two kids. When she's not reading or writing, she loves hiking, kayaking, biking, and watching thunderstorms over the lake. www.katemessner.com @KateMessner

Laced with humor and heart . . . an insightful and affecting read. * Booklist on THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z * An engaging saga. * Kirkus Reviews on THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z * Plot twists keep readers engaged, and Messner's warm and humorous tone will capture even reluctant readers. * School Library Journal on THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z * An empathetic, beautiful, magical, fiercely necessary book that stares unflinchingly at the very real challenges contemporary kids face and gently assures them they are not alone. Kate Messner gives her readers a story to cherish. -- Anne Ursu * author of BREADCRUMBS on THE SEVENTH WISH * Hopeful, empathetic, and unusually enlightening. -- starred review * Kirkus Reviews on THE SEVENTH WISH * It's no surprise that Kate Messner's magic pen could write a charming, moving, funny, and ultimately very surprising story about a magic pencil! -- Wendy Mass * New York Times bestselling author of 11 BIRTHDAYS on ALL THE ANSWERS *