When Georgia finds a secret sketch herย late fatherโa famed artistโleft behind, the discovery leads her down a path that may reshape everything holding her family and friends together. Caroline Gertlerโs debut is a story about friendship, family, grief, and creativity. Fans of Rebecca Steadโsย Goodbye Stranger,ย Dan Gemeinhartโsย The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,ย and E. L. Konigsburgโsย From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweilerย will find a new friend in Georgia.
Georgia Rosenbloomโs father was a famous artist. His most well-known paintings were a series of asterismsโpatterns of starsโthat he created. One represented a bird, one himself, and one Georgiaโs mother. There was supposed to be a fourth asterism, but Georgiaโs father died before he could paint it. Georgiaโs mother and her best friend, Theo, are certain that the last asterism wouldโve been of Georgia, but Georgia isnโt so sure. She isnโt sure about anything anymoreโincluding whether Theo is still her best friend.
Then Georgia finds a sketch her father made of her. One with pencil points marked on the backโjust like those in the asterism paintings. Could this finally be the proof that the last painting would have been of her?
Georgiaโs quest to prove her theory takes her around her Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City and to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was almost a second home to Georgia, having visited favorite artists and paintings there constantly with her father. But the sketch leads right back to where sheโs always belongedโwith the people who love her no matter what.
Caroline Gertler is a former editor at Wendy Lamb Books and the author of Many Points of Me. Caroline Gertler lives with her family in New York City.