A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle , Leslie Connor.
I loved, loved, loved this book! --Cammie McGovern, author of Frankie and Amelia and Chester and Gus.
By showing the ways Aurora and Frenchie communicate, Connor gives us a blueprint for seeing autistic children in a new light. * Kids\' Indie Next Pick * New England Book Award Finalists 2022 * Leslie Connor brilliantly depicts a genuine and meaningful friendship between a dynamic girl and her nonvocal friend.
Featuring a compelling mystery and a memorable voice, this is a natural next-read after Leslie Connor\'s The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle .
When Frenchie goes missing, Aurora must figure out how to use her voice to help find him, and lift him up when he is found.
Conflict arises when Aurora is better able to expand her social abilities and finds new friends.
The entire town begins to search, and everyone wonders: how is it possible that nobody has Seen Frenchie? At the heart of this story is the friendship between hyper-talkative Aurora and nonvocal Frenchie.
Aurora feels she\'s to blame.
One morning, Frenchie doesn\'t make it to his classroom.
At school, Aurora looks out for Frenchie, who has been her classmate until this year.
Whenever it appears, Aurora feels compelled to follow.
In the woods, Aurora and Frenchie encounter a piebald deer, a rare creature with a coat like a patchwork quilt.
They make a good team, sharing their love of the natural world in coastal Maine.
When Frenchie, who is autistic, silently chose Aurora as his person back in third grade, she chose him back.
Making friends has never come easily.
Aurora is bouncy, loud and impulsive--a big old blurter.
In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn\'t talk.
Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin\'s best friend has never spoken a word to her.
A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle , Leslie Connor
