Winnerofthe2018ALASchneiderFamilyBookAward,MiddleGradeBookscategorySixthgradeiscomingtoanend,andsoislifeasMacyMcMillanknowsit.Alreadya“ForSale“signmarsthefrontlawnofherbelovedhouse.Soonhermotherwillupendtheirperfectlittlefamily,addingastepfatherandsix-year-oldtwinstepsisters.Toaddinsulttoinjury,whatisMacy’sfinalsixthgradeassignment?Agenealogyproject.Well,she’llputitoff-justlikethoseweddingcenterpiecesshe’ssupposedtobemaking.JustwhenMacy’smotheroughttobeunderstanding,shesendsMacynextdoortohelpeightysix-year-oldIrisGillan,whoisalsogettingreadytomove-inhercaseintoanassistedlivingfacility.Iriscan’tpackasingleboxonherownand,worse,shedoesn’tknowsignlanguage.HowisMacysupposedtounderstandher?ButIrishasstoriestotell,andsheisn’tgoingtoletMacy’sdeafnessstopher.Soon,throughnotesandbooksandcookies,afriendshipgrows.Andthisfriendship,oddandunexpected,maybejustwhatMacyneedstofacethechangesinherlife.ShariGreen,authorofRootBeerCandyandOtherMiracles,writesthissummerstorywiththelightesttouch,spinningMacyoutofheroldstoryandintoanewonefullofwarmthandpromiseforthefuture.
