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"Your heart needs this joyful miracle of a book." —Katherine Applegate, acclaimed author of The One and Only Ivan and Wishtree
Five years.
That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, crisscrossing the nation.
It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash.
Coyote 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 . . . without him realizing it.
Along 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 . . .
Over the course of thousands of miles, Coyote will learn that going home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all . . . but that with her friends by her side, she just might be able to turn her "once upon a time" into a "happily ever after."
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"Your heart needs this joyful miracle of a book." —Katherine Applegate, acclaimed author of The One and Only Ivan and Wishtree
Five years.
That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, crisscrossing the nation.
It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash.
Coyote 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 . . . without him realizing it.
Along 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 . . .
Over the course of thousands of miles, Coyote will learn that going home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all . . . but that with her friends by her side, she just might be able to turn her "once upon a time" into a "happily ever after."
Praise for The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
"Coyote's bold, engaging voice pops off the page . . . Gemeinhart infuses the story with moments of lyrical writing and folksy wisdom served up with a dollop of girl power." — The New York Times
★ "Refreshingly remarkable." - Booklist, starred review
"[A] poignant, action-packed adventure." - Publishers Weekly
"Triumphant." - The Horn Book
About The Author
Dan Gemeinhart is a former elementary school teacher-librarian and lifetime book nerd. He lives with his wife and three daughters in a small town in Washington State. He's the author of some other books, too: The Honest Truth, Some Kind of Courage, Scar Island, and Good Dog. If he ever meets you, he'd love to talk about books with you. dangemeinhart.com
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