Josie Bloom and the Emergency of Life

“Entertaining and emotionally resonant.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Nails the voice of a kid trying as hard as she can to tackle adult problems.” —Publishers Weekly

Josie Bloom is put to the test when she’s confronted with mysterious wads of money, a washed-up baseball player, and a whole lot of squirrels in this hilarious and heartwarming novel in the spirit of Kate DiCamillo’s Raymie Nightingale.

Josie Bloom discovers the first wad of money stuffed inside a packet of bologna, and the second hidden b...