![]() ![]() ![]() "When the book first came out I started getting letters from kids saying what you just said: that this book made me cry it made me so sad," Knowles explained. But Knowles knows she’s touched her young readers when they tell her that she’s brought them to tears. Talking about deep feelings like grief, shame and love can be hard. It was really, it was a really good book." She told Knowles, "This book was a page turner. And one of the first things a lot of kids tell Knowles is that the book made them cry, including thirteen-year-old Myla Jacobs. See You at Harry’s is a complex story about grief and acceptance. And judging from the standing-room-only crowd that came to meet her at Burnham Memorial Library, in Colchester, she’s also pulling at the heartstrings of this younger audience. See You at Harry’s is her first book for middle grade readers. Jo Knowles has made a career writing powerful young adult novels for older teens. ![]()
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