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Wishing Season
Anica Mrose Rissi
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-325890-7
Keywords: Bereavement, Grief, Mothers and daughters, Single parent families, Friendship, Social emotional, Maine, Psychics
Grieving the death of her twin brother, 11-year-old Lily, believes he reappears in a place special to them both. Loving and realistic portrayal of the healing process.