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  • Published: 18 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593910047
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

Anatomy of Lost Things



A laugh-through-your-tears middle grade novel about what it’s like to lose something precious. For fans of the Three Rancheros series by Kate DiCamillo.

A necklace. A bugle. A lion statue. What do they have to do with each other? Absolutely nothing unless you’re Tildy, Leon, or Nell. These items matter an awful lot to them. Not because of what they are, but what—and who—they represent.

Anatomy of Lost Things shares the crisscrossing stories of Tildy, Leon, and Nell, of the impossible losses they’ve each recently faced, and the unexpected histories of their prized objects. Written with heartbreaking honesty and humor, this novel unfolds in the tender space that exists between staggering loss and the start of recovery, and it finds plenty of hope and laughter waiting there.

  • Published: 18 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593910047
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

About the author

Shawn K. Stout

Shawn K. Stout (www.shawnkstout.com) grew up in Hagerstown, Maryland, the same town where A Tiny Piece of Sky takes place, but she did her growing up more than forty years after the events in this story occur. She is the author of the Not-So-Ordinary Girl series and the Penelope Crumb series and has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Shawn K. Stout lives with her family in Maryland. You can follow her on Twitter at @shawnkstout.

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Praise for Anatomy of Lost Things

Praise for Anatomy of Lost Things:
"This book is a treasure! I wanted to crawl into this story and hang out with its assortment of wacky, wonderful characters. A loving look at how we define ourselves through relationships, place, and the objects we endow with meaning--and how losing them can sometimes lead to self discovery. Full of warmth, humor, whimsy, and, above all, emotional honesty. The kind of novel that feels like a friend."--Jennifer Ziegler, author of Worser

"This clever, complex and quirky book is full of my favorite things: friendship, humor, a little heartache, and a lot of hope. What a beautiful book, from first page to last. I will miss these sweet characters, but am grateful to have met them."--Jo Knowles, author of See You At Harry's and Where The Heart Is

Praise For The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle:
“A compelling hybrid tale of realistic survival and supernatural adventure; fans of Kate DiCamillo will enjoy the style of writing in this unique middle grade novel.”—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

“Told primarily through Cutie’s unsparing point of view (with occasional asides from the ravens) and fully at home in its Appalachian setting, the novel treats poverty, loss, and the magical with matter-of-fact acceptance. . . . An intriguing story from an author who deserves more acclaim.”—KIRKUS REVIEWS

Cutie Grackle is an authentic, enchanting, big-hearted character brave enough to believe in the impossible. She’ll make you believe in it too.” – NATALIE LLOYD, New York Times bestselling author of A Snicker of Magic and Over the Moon