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The Shape of Wings

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Author: Ona Gritz
Copyright: 2027
Specs: 5 1/2” X 8 1/4”, 200 pages, Hardcover
HC ed.: 9781978598461 • $25.80 | $19.40
eBook: 9781978598485 • $25.80 | $19.40
Pbk. ed.: 9781978598478 • $16.35 | $14.20

With C.C.’s search for her bio-dad behind her and her family’s secret out, she’s ready to connect with the half-sisters she never imagined. She marvels at how much they resemble her and all they have in common, except they’re all athletes, which has her wondering what she’d be good at and who she’d be if she didn’t have cerebral palsy. Meanwhile, she’s been feeling like a fifth wheel in her friend group, the single one out. Then one day C.C. meets Jasmine who walks with a limp similar to her own and understands her in ways she’s never experienced before. Discovering that Jasmine and her disabled friends play volleyball gets C.C. excited by the idea that she could learn to play too. She grows close to the group, including Lucas, who moves through the world like his blindness is a gift. When their friendship turns romantic, C.C. is thrilled. That is, until her best friend’s able-bodied cousin shows an interest in her too, and she finds herself caught between worlds.

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About the Author

Ona Gritz

Ona Gritz holds a master of arts in poetry from the creative writing program at New York University. She is the author of August Or Forever, a Reader’s Choice and Wishing Shelf finalist in middle grade fiction. Her writing has also appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, Ploughshares, and Salon, among others. Ona’s earlier books include Geode and Tangerines and Tea: My Grandparents and Me, a Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Alphabet Book of the Year and Scholastic Magazine Teacher’s Pick. She teaches creative writing to teenagers with disabilities through the Numberless Dreams Project. This is her first book for teen readers.