COMING SOON . . . GOD ONLY KNOWS WHEN
From
multi-award-winner and New York Times bestselling author, Lesley Kagen,
comes her first young readers’ novel. A cross between Counting by 7’s and
Because of Winn-Dixie, It’s Gonna take a Miracle captures the
essence of what it means to be poor and different, dealing with grief, the struggles of
children when they are left “on their own,” and the saving grace of love.
Twelve-year-old Theodora "Teddy" Delaney’s
already challenging world has further been turned upside down. Not only is she
attempting to come to grips with the sudden loss of her father, her mother has
been left penniless, and her “not like everybody else” sister refuses to
believe their beloved dad is gone forever.
Teddy believes she played a part in her father’s death and
the only way to get him to love her again is to prove that she’s worth it. And
she’s prepared to do just that. She has a TO-DO list to keep her on track, her
fiancé for support, a grave digger to lend a helping hand, and she’s come up
with a plan to convince her sister, Queenie, that their dad really has passed
away before their mother finds out and sends both of the girls to “homes.”
But with a heartless neighbor hoping to drive the Delaney
sisters out of the neighborhood, and a bully threatening to cut Teddy into
little pieces, she knows it’s going to take a lot more than determination to achieve
her goals—“It’s gonna take a miracle and I’m not holding my breath.”
IT’S GONNA TAKE A
MIRACLE is a funny, wise, suspenseful, and
ultimately inspirational story about one young girl discovering that when you
think you’re down for the count, love has a way of winning the day. And
sometimes when you think you’re fighting to save someone else—you end up saving
yourself.
Besides
writing, Lesley is a mother of two, grandmother of two, a mental health
advocate, and a reading and writing coach at a local elementary school where
she also instructs the members of the Comedy Club on the most effective uses of
Whoopie cushions and hand buzzers.
