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The Novels

Six books, one spine. Books One to Five follow the same ten kids from first grade to graduation, one room a year. Book Six is for the adults they became. Tap a cover to read it here.

The Year We Met Sammy — the cover: a pencil drawing of a green frog puppet sitting on a wooden box in front of a small chalkboard with a chalk heart, a notebook and two smooth stones nearby Room 12 · Grades K–2The Year We Met SammyBook 1 · 27 chapters The Year of the Inner Critic — the cover: a pencil drawing of a desk by a wall of sticky notes, with a desk lamp, an open notebook and pencil, and a coach's whistle on its cord Room 18 · Grades 3–5The Year of the Inner CriticBook 2 · 32 chapters The Year of Two Voices — the cover: a pencil drawing of a row of school lockers with two plain masks hanging on one, and a phone lying on the floor Room 36 · Grades 6–8The Year of Two VoicesBook 3 · 22 chapters The Year We Looked Up — the cover: a pencil drawing of a small telescope on a tripod pointing up at a paper star, beside a stack of books and a sketchbook with a brush Room 104 · Grades 9–10The Year We Looked UpBook 4 · 21 chapters The Year We Walked Out — the cover: a pencil drawing of a shaded room with an open door, bright light pouring through it, and a suitcase, a backpack and a pair of sneakers waiting beside it Room 207 · Grades 11–12The Year We Walked OutBook 5 · 28 chapters The Years We Kept Coming Back — the cover: a pencil drawing of a small house with lit windows on a round wooden tray, a lit candle beside it and three smooth stones in front The Dwelling · AdultsThe Years We Kept Coming BackBook 6 · 16 chapters