Brave the sour to taste the sweet.
Morgan is devastated by her mother’s sudden death. Before, Mom’s amazing organizational skills kept the family on track, and her bowl of lemon drops was always on hand to make difficult conversations easy, turning life’s sour into sweet. After, there’s no one to help Morgan navigate her new role caring for her younger siblings, her worries about starting junior high, and her increasingly confusing friendships. All she can do is try to fulfill her mother’s final request: Keep them safe, Morgan. Be brave for them. Help them be happy.
When Dad insists on taking the family on their regular summer camping trip, and Morgan’s efforts to keep her promise to Mom seem doomed to fail, Morgan’s anxiety spirals into a panic attack, and Dad treats her like she’s impossibly broken. Unable to share her fears and needs with Dad, and desperate to prove she’s got the strength to hold the family together, Morgan sets off alone to hike a flooding canyon trail. But somewhere on that lonely and dangerous journey, Morgan will encounter the truth about the final words her mother left her, the power in finding her own voice, and the possibility of new beginnings.
Genre: Children's Fiction
Morgan is devastated by her mother’s sudden death. Before, Mom’s amazing organizational skills kept the family on track, and her bowl of lemon drops was always on hand to make difficult conversations easy, turning life’s sour into sweet. After, there’s no one to help Morgan navigate her new role caring for her younger siblings, her worries about starting junior high, and her increasingly confusing friendships. All she can do is try to fulfill her mother’s final request: Keep them safe, Morgan. Be brave for them. Help them be happy.
When Dad insists on taking the family on their regular summer camping trip, and Morgan’s efforts to keep her promise to Mom seem doomed to fail, Morgan’s anxiety spirals into a panic attack, and Dad treats her like she’s impossibly broken. Unable to share her fears and needs with Dad, and desperate to prove she’s got the strength to hold the family together, Morgan sets off alone to hike a flooding canyon trail. But somewhere on that lonely and dangerous journey, Morgan will encounter the truth about the final words her mother left her, the power in finding her own voice, and the possibility of new beginnings.
Genre: Children's Fiction
Praise for this book
"As deliciously bittersweet as lemon drops, Morgan's story weaves heartbreak and hope together with gorgeous, wistful prose for a deeply satisfying read." - Cindy Baldwin
"Equal parts heartwarming and fast-paced. Readers will immediately root for Morgan as she experiences all the sweet and sour life has to offer." - Gillian McDunn
"Lemon Drop Falls is one those rare books that will delight and entertain young readers, even as it changes their lives." - Jennifer A Nielsen
"I love Clark's heartfelt story about the bitterness of grief and the reminder that sometimes life's sweetest moments are unplanned." - Victoria Piontek
"LEMON DROP FALLS is a beautiful and gripping story of how to hold it together when everything falls apart." - Jasmine Warga
"Equal parts heartwarming and fast-paced. Readers will immediately root for Morgan as she experiences all the sweet and sour life has to offer." - Gillian McDunn
"Lemon Drop Falls is one those rare books that will delight and entertain young readers, even as it changes their lives." - Jennifer A Nielsen
"I love Clark's heartfelt story about the bitterness of grief and the reminder that sometimes life's sweetest moments are unplanned." - Victoria Piontek
"LEMON DROP FALLS is a beautiful and gripping story of how to hold it together when everything falls apart." - Jasmine Warga
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