Those Kids from Fawn Creek
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âAn emotionally resonant story about authenticity and belonging.ââKirkus Reviews (starred review)
âA raw, real exploration of belonging thatâs also sweetly hopeful.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the sameâuntil Orchid Mason arrives. From Erin Entrada Kelly, the winner of the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space, this contemporary school story set in small-town Louisiana is about friendship, family, deception, and being true to yourself and your dreams.
There are twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek Middle School. Theyâve been together all their lives. And in this small factory town where everyone knows everything about everyone, thatâs not necessarily a great thing.
There are thirteen desks in the seventh-grade classroom. Thatâs because Renni Deanâs father got a promotion, and the family moved to Grand Saintlodge, the nearest big town. Renniâs desk is empty, but Renni still knows their secrets; is still pulling their strings.
When Orchid Mason arrives and slips gracefully into Renniâs chair, the other seventh graders donât know what to think. Orchidâwho was born in New York City but just moved to Fawn Creek from Parisâseems to float. Her dress skims the floor. Sheâs wearing a flower behind her ear.Â
Fawn Creek Middle might be small, but it has its tightly knit groupsâthe self-proclaimed âGod Squad,â the jocks, the outsidersâjust like anyplace else. Who will claim Orchid Mason? Who will save Orchid Mason? Or will Orchid Mason save them?
Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor winner Erin Entrada Kelly explores complex themes centered on family, friendships, and staying true to yourself. Those Kids from Fawn Creek will enchant fans of Rebecca Stead, Jerry Spinelli, and Kate DiCamillo.
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Erin Entrada Kelly is the author of the Newbery Medalâwinning novels Hello, Universe and The First State of Being, which was also named a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for her acclaimed novel We Dream of Space. Erin Entrada Kelly grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She teaches in the MFA in writing for children and young adults program at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Before becoming a childrenâs author, Erin worked as a journalist and magazine editor and received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press.Erin Entrada Kellyâs debut novel, Blackbird Fly, was a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of The Land of Forgotten Girls, winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature; You Go First, an Indie Next Pick; Lalani of the Distant Sea, an Indie Next Pick; Those Kids from Fawn Creek, named to numerous best-of-the-year lists; and five popular novels for younger readers, Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, Surely Surely Marisol Rainey, Only Only Marisol Rainey, Your Turn Marisol Rainey, and Felix Powell, Boy Dog, which she also illustrated.
