Carol Rifka Brunt

There's only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that's her uncle, the renowned painter, Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her once inseparable older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confident, and best friend. So when he dies far too young of a mysterious...

A NovelNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal *; O: The Oprah Magazine *; BookPage *; Kirkus Reviews *;Booklist *; School Library Journal In this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that...