Wishing for a miracle that will bring her father back to life and restore her family, Vinnie Matthews protects her younger brothers from the bullying kids who tease him for refusing to speak and finds a needed friend in Lupe. Reprint.

Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 30 books, including 16 novels for children and young people. She has twice won the Newbery Medal, for?Bridge to Terabithia?in 1978 and?Jacob Have I Loved?in 1981.?The Master Puppeteer?won the National Book Award in 1977 and?The Great Gilly Hopkins?won the National Book Award in 1979 and was also a Newbery Honor Book. For the body of her work she received the Hans Christian Anderson Award in 1998, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2006, and in 2000 was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress.She is a vice-president of the?National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance?and is a member of the board of trustees for?Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is also a honorary lifetime member of the?International Board of Books for Young People?and an Alida Cutts lifetime member of the US section,?USBBY. She is the 2010-2011?National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.