The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price

A heartfelt, beautifully written middle grade fantasy about love, loss, and math—perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Sharon M. Draper. This "tangible allegory of grief through the eyes of a struggling 12-year-old boy" has been cited by Brightly.com as a book about sadness and grief that will help support kids and foster conversation. Ever since twelve-year-old Charlie Price's mom died, he feels like his world has been split into two parts. Before included stargazing and Mathletes and Saturday scavenger hunts with his family. After means a dad who's completely checked out, comically bad dinners, and grief group that's anything but helpful. It seems like losing Mom meant losing everything else he loved, too. Just when Charlie thinks things can't get any worse, his sister, Imogen, starts acting erratically—missing school and making up lies about their mother. But everything changes when one day he follows her down a secret passageway in the middle of her bedroom and sees for himself. Imogen has found a parallel world where Mom is alive! There's hot cocoa and Scrabble and scavenger hunts again and everything is perfect . . . at first. But something doesn't feel right. Whenever Charlie returns to the real world, things are different, and not in a good way. And Imogen wants to spend more and more time on the other side. It's almost as if she wants to leave the real world for good. In this powerful story about coping with the death of a parent, if Charlie doesn't uncover the truth, he could lose himself, the true memory of their mother, and Imogen . . . forever. Secret Passageway: When Charlie follows his sister Imogen through a hidden door in her bedroom, he finds the impossible: a world where their mom is still alive. Brother and Sister Story: A heartfelt exploration of a sibling bond tested by loss, as Charlie fights to save the sister who is slipping away from him for good. Coping with Grief: A powerful and poignant look at loss through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy who must choose between a perfect lie and a painful reality. Parallel World Adventure: Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Sharon M. Draper, this novel blends real-world emotion with a touch of the magical.