Frannie in Pieces
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On Sale:
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5/12/2009
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Formats:
Paperback | eBook
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What does you in—brain or heart?
Frannie asks herself this question when, a week before she turns fifteen, her dad dies, leaving her suddenly deprived of the only human being on planet Earth she feels understands her. Frannie struggles to make sense of a world that no longer seems safe. She discovers an elegant wooden box with an inscription: Frances Anne 1000. Inside, Frannie finds one thousand hand-carved and -painted puzzle pieces. She wonders if her father had a premonition of his death and finished her birthday present early. Feeling broken into pieces herself, Frannie slowly puts the puzzle together. But as she works, something remarkable begins to happen: She is catapulted into a foreign landscape suspended in time where she can discover her father as he was B.F.—before Frannie.
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Author Extras
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Critical Praise for
Frannie in Pieces
"Ephron writes with ease and agility…this is an exceptional story."-
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Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
"Readers who like a good laugh along with a healthy dose of human drama and a touch of magical realism will like this one."-
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KLIATT (starred review)
"Imaginative and insightful."-
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Wonderful, multifaceted story weaves the best of science fiction, coming-of-age, family relationships, teenage angst, and mystery together with humor and perfect pacing."
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Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)
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