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    612-822-4611

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Imaginary

Imaginary

Bacon, Lee
Wu, Katy

Hardcover

General Juvenile Fiction

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ISBN10: 1419746642
ISBN13: 9781419746642
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: Oct 12 2021
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
Lee Bacon's poignant, humorous, and breathtaking Imaginary is an inventive story of friendship, loss, and growing up . . . as only an imaginary friend could tell it--featuring illustrations by Katy Wu.

Zach should've outgrown his imaginary friend by now. He knows this. He's 11, long past the days when kids are supposed to go on epic make-believe adventures with their invisible friends.

But after the death of his father five years ago, all Zach wanted was an escape from the real world. So his imaginary friend, Shovel, hasn't faded away like the other kids' have. Their imaginary friendship grew stronger. Still, Zach's now in middle school, and things are getting awkward. His best friend ditched him for a cooler crowd. His classmates tease him in the hallways. He still misses his dad. Reality is the worst. Which is why Zach makes regular visits to a fantasy world with Shovel.

But is Zach's overactive imagination helping him deal with loss or just pushing people away?

Spot art depicts a charmingly appealing Shovel and a racially diverse human cast . . . A witty, heartfelt, and sophisticated story about the consequences of grief. --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

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