Bøker av Melanie Conklin

A mindful, gentle picture book about patience and learning to find beauty in the act of waiting.Sometimes, you have to wait.For the line at the public pool on a hot summer day.For mom to come home after being away.For your legs to grow just a bit longer to ride a new big kid bike.The seconds drag on... each one feels like forever. Why can't you have it now?But while you wait, you might notice things: a possible new friend who is also in line, why homecoming hugs are extra special, and how beautiful the world is when you're not racing by.Sometimes, when you have to wait, you find the good in the moments between now and later.

This stunning novel follows a girl looking for answers about a mysterious boy, as she learns about grief, family, and putting the pieces back together—perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Erin Entrada Kelly.​   Maddy Gaines sees danger everywhere she looks: at the bus stop, around the roller rink, in the woods, and (especially) by the ocean. When Maddy meets a mysterious boy setting booby traps in the North Carolina woods, she suspects is Billy Holcomb--the boy who went missing in the fall.   As Maddy tries to uncover the truth about Billy Holcomb, ghosts from her own past surface, her best friend starts to slip away, and Maddy's world tilts once again. Can she put the pieces of her life back together, even if some of them are lost forever?