The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise - Dan Gemeinhart

Twelve-year-old Coyote and her father rush to Poplin Springs, Washington, in their old school bus to save a memory box buried in a park that will soon be demolished in this novel about grief and love from the critically acclaimed author of Good Dog.. \n \nSometimes a story comes along that just plain makes you want to hug the world. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise is Dan Gemeinhart's finest book yet -- and that's saying something. Your heart needs this joyful miracle of a book. --Katherine Applegate, acclaimed author of The One and Only Ivan and Wishtree \n \nA 2020 ILA Teachers' Choice \nA 2019 Parents' Choice Award Gold Medal Winner \nWinner of the 2019 CYBILS Award for Middle Grade Fiction \nAn Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of 2019 \nA Junior Library Guild Selection \n \nFive years. \n \nThat's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. \n \nIt's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash. \n \nCoyote hasn't been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished--the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box--she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad to drive 3,600 miles back to Washington state in four days...without him realizing it. \n \nAlong the way, they'll pick up a strange crew of misfit travelers. Lester has a lady love to meet. Salvador and his mom are looking to start over. Val needs a safe place to be herself. And then there's Gladys... \n \nOver the course of thousands of miles, Coyote will learn that going home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all...but that with friends by her side, she just might be able to turn her once upon a time into a happily ever after. \n \nThis title has common core connections.\n