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Soft Place to Land, A

Janae Marks

Ages: 12+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-287587-7

Keywords: Family life. Friendship. Problem Solving.

Financial problems force African American Joy, 12, and her family to move from a much-loved home into a small apartment in a new area where they start a dog-walking business. Then one dog runs away.