As deceptively quiet in tone as its New Hampshire lakeside setting, this affecting book affirms the power of art as it tackles profound issues of loss, memory, aging, belonging and the inevitability of change. . . With winning results, Lord brings the same sensitivity to the subject of dementia that she brought to autism in her Newbery Honor book, Rules (2006). --Kirkus, Starred Review




My first industry review for Half A Chance, and it's a STAR! Thank you, Kirkus. :) I danced around the kitchen when I saw it.

For fun and to celebrate, I played myself one of the videos that I listened to over and over while I worked on this book (and hadn't listened to since). It's strange to hear loons in December, but listening to this video brought back long summer days of writing.