Anatomy of Lost Things, Shawn K. Stout
Anatomy of Lost Things, Shawn K. Stout
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Anatomy of Lost Things

Author: Shawn K. Stout

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 6 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2024


Synopsis

A laugh-through-your-tears middle grade novel about what it’s like to lose something precious. For fans of the Three Rancheros series by Kate DiCamillo.

A necklace. A bugle. A lion statue. What do they have to do with each other? Absolutely nothing unless you’re Tildy, Leon, or Nell. These items matter an awful lot to them. Not because of what they are, but what—and who—they represent.

Anatomy of Lost Things shares the crisscrossing stories of Tildy, Leon, and Nell, of the impossible losses they’ve each recently faced, and the unexpected histories of their prized objects. Written with heartbreaking honesty and humor, this novel unfolds in the tender space that exists between staggering loss and the start of recovery, and it finds plenty of hope and laughter waiting there.

About The Author

Shawn K. Stout is the author of several books for young readers, including The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle and A Tiny Piece of Sky , which was a Bank Street Best Book. Shawn holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Maryland with her family. Visit her at shawnkstout.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pamela

Interesting read It kept me on my toes. I wanted to know what will happen next. It is such a good middle grade book that builds on one's empathy.......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

Three kids, all dealing with significant losses, find connections and ways to help each other cope with their situations. Tildy has lost the necklace her mom gifted her and is afraid that will be the “last straw” factor that causes her to leave the family again when she has only been back for a shor......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

This middle-grade novel [3.5 for me!] has so many quotable passages or golden lines as well as three characters that will touch readers' hearts with their individual plights. The way the book is structured reminds me in many respects of Louis Sachar's classic Holes although there is no work camp for......more

Goodreads review by Tara

Tildy, Leon and Nell are experiencing 3 very different types of loss. Tildy loses the amber necklace (which has a cool origin story) that her mom gave her and is desperate to get it back so her story with her mother doesn’t get worse than it already is. Her mom has only just returned from disappeari......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Thank you to the publisher for a physical ARC of this book. Three unlikely friends come together to help each other with their unfortunate circumstances, and each has a special object that impacts their story. I enjoyed Tildy’s perspective as the daughter or an auctioneer, who kept and repaired a box......more