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How to Tend a Grave
How to Tend a Grave is published by Yellow Dog, Great Plains Teen Fiction.
Winner of the 2012 Gold Medal Moonbeam Award for YA Fiction – Mature Issues category.
Listed in The Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids & Teens, Fall 2012
On Resource Link’s Best of 2012 YA list
Honourable Mention on the 2012 OLA Best Bets in YA list
Highly Recommended – CM Magazine.
“… an enticing and recommended pick for young adult fiction collections” – Midwest Book Review
“A solid, engaging read, with a satisfying note of hope for our protagonists, as well as for readers going through a difficult time.” –Canadian Children’s Booknews, Spring 2013
Reader’s Guide here.
Watch the trailer here.
Read an excerpt from How to Tend a Grave here.
Read an interview with How to Tend a Grave editor Anita Daher here.
Read Debbie Ohi’s InkyGirl interview with Jocelyn about the book here.