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On Ichabod Island, a jagged strip of land thirteen miles off the coast of Massachusetts, ten-year-old Sky becomes an orphan for the second time after a tragic accident claims the lives of her adoptive parents.
Grieving the death of his best friends, Leo's life is turned upside down when he finds himself the guardian of young Sky. Back on the island and struggling to balance his new responsibilities and his marriage to his husband, Leo is supported by a powerful community of neighbors, many of them harboring secrets of their own.
Maggie, who helps with Sky's childcare, has hit a breaking point with her police chief husband, who becomes embroiled in a local scandal. Her best friend Agnes, the island busybody, invites Sky's estranged grandmother to stay for the summer, straining already precarious relationships. Their neighbor Joe struggles with whether to tell all was not well in Sky's house in the months leading up to the accident. And among them all is a mysterious woman, drawn to Ichabod to fulfill a dying wish.
Perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Ann Leary, My Kind of People is a riveting, impassioned novel about the resilience of community and what connects us all in the face of tragedy.
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May 12, 2020 -
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- ISBN: 9781982137175
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- ISBN: 9781982137175
- File size: 4209 KB
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- English
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May 1, 2020
When her adoptive parents die in a car accident, 10-year-old Sky is placed in the custody of her father's best friend, Leo. To give Sky some much-needed stability, Leo and his husband, Xavier, relocate to tiny Ichabod Island so that Sky can remain at home with her friends. Although the close-knit community has been a source of support for both Sky and Leo, there are a lot of secrets beneath the idyllic exterior. Sky's parents' picture-perfect marriage, for example, masked alcoholism and bipolar disorder. Maggie, a teacher who is close to Leo and Sky, is struggling with a loveless marriage to the local police chief, and Maggie's best friend Agnes is disapproving and meddlesome, inviting Sky's grandmother to challenge the custody agreement. There's a lot to follow, but Duffy (This is Home, 2019) balances the stories effectively, focusing on the common thread of young Sky and the community who cares for her. The secrets and scandals are realistic, avoiding over-the-top drama in favor of thoughtful, poignant stories from a grieving community. Fans of Emilie Richards and Patti Callahan Henry will be drawn to this heartwarming tale.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)
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