Burned A Sin Such as This Closer to Nowhere. Ellen lives with her extended family, one brilliant German shepherd, a retired rescue cat, and two ponds (not pounds) of koi in the eastern shadow of the Northern Nevada Sierra. Most Recommended Books presents the Ellen Hopkins series written by Ellen Hopkins. With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle-grade fiction. Told in verse from the alternating perspectives of Hannah and Cal, this is a story of two cousins who are more alike than they realize and the family they both want to save.Įllen Hopkins is a former journalist and the award-winning author of twenty nonfiction books for young readers, fourteen bestselling young-adult novels, and four novels for adult readers. Humor and stories might be his defense mechanism, but if Cal doesn’t let his walls down soon, he might push away the very people who are trying their best to love him. 1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkinss poignant middle grade novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging.For the most part, Hannahs life is just how she wants it. She knows that Cal went through a lot after his mom died and she is trying to be patient, but most days Hannah just wishes Cal never moved in.įor his part, Cal is trying his hardest to fit in, but not everyone is as appreciative of his unique sense of humor and storytelling gifts as he is. Cal tells half-truths and tall tales, pranks Hannah constantly, and seems to be the reason her parents are fighting more and more.

But when her cousin Cal moves in with her family, everything changes. Then, during a staff meeting in January 2023, following the show’s holiday hiatus, they say Clarkson revealed her desire to head back to the East Coast because she wanted to be closer to her. She has two supportive parents, she’s popular at school, and she’s been killing it at gymnastics.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’s poignant middle grade novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging.įor the most part, Hannah’s life is just how she wants it. New York, NY: Penguin Publishing Group (pub: October 6, 2020) November 2020 Middle Grade Book Selection | First Editions Club

Closer to nowhere by ellen hopkins