Rite of Passage Cover:Paperback She’s spent summers in California

She’s spent summers in California for as long as she can remember

When Afro Unicorn creator April Showers realized that her favorite emoji—the unicorn

• 2006 Illinois Monarch K-3 Children's Choice AW ML long-listed

the family table still feels cozy to sit around

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Rite of Passage Cover:Paperback She’s spent summers in California"Johnny, you're leaving us tonight . . . " Fifteen year old Johnny Gibbs does, well in school, respects his teachers, and loves his family. Then suddenly, with a few short words, his idyllic life is shattered. He learns that the family he has loved all his life is not his own, but a foster family. And now he is being sent to live with someone else. Shocked by the news, Johnny does the only thing he can think of: he runs. Leaving his childhood behind