Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home

12-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the "front door face": the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After four foster families and two shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert, and runs a "business" teaching other foster kids all she has gleaned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are on the upswing for the industrious Pavi.

Then during a visit to her old group home, Pavi meets Meridee: a new five-year-old foster kid, who is getting placed at Pavi's first horrendous foster home. Pavi knows no one will listen to a kid, so she makes it her responsibility to save Meridee.

With help from brooding eigth grader Santos, Hamilton, and his somewhat obnoxious BFF Piper, this rag-tag group will set off on an important mission to keep Meridee from the home that haunts Pavi's nightmares.

“"Well imagined [and] undeniable appeal."-- Booklist”

"A fresh, feel-good story that will make readers cheer and appreciate the home and family they may take for granted."--School Library Journal
"Debut author Bridget Farr keeps the story moving swiftly, skillfully weaving in moments of tension that allow her diverse cast of flawed yet sympathetic characters to shine."--Publishers Weekly
"Well imagined [and] undeniable appeal."--Booklist

Bridget Farr is an author, actor, and educator. She currently teaches sixth grade in a Humanities and Law magnet program and is getting her masters at the University of Texas at Austin to become an elementary school principal. Every day she interacts with diverse students in dynamic classes like "Heroes and Monsters" and "Graphic Novels." In addition to teaching and writing, Bridget works as a professional actor and is currently in pre-production for her first short film as writer and director. Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home is her debut novel. She lives in Austin, TX with her partner and the neighborhood cat, Sherman.

12-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the "front door face": the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After four foster families and two shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert, and runs a "business" teaching other foster kids all she has gleaned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are on the upswing for the industrious Pavi.Then during a visit to her old group home, Pavi meets Meridee: a new five-year-old foster kid, who is getting placed at Pavi's first horrendous foster home. Pavi knows no one will listen to a kid, so she makes it her responsibility to save Meridee.With help from brooding eigth grader Santos, Hamilton, and his somewhat obnoxious BFF Piper, this rag-tag group will set off on an important mission to keep Meridee from the home that haunts Pavi's nightmares.

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