# Across the Pond - Hardcover

by **Joy McCullough** (Author)

**From the author of _A Field Guide to Getting Lost_ comes a heartwarming, "emotionally perceptive" (_Kirkus Reviews_) story about new beginnings, burgeoning friendships, and finding your flock.**

Callie can't wait for her new life to start. After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. On top of that, she's going to live in a real-life _castle_!

But as romantic as life in a castle sounds, the reality is a little less comfortable: it's run-down, freezing, and crawling with critters. Plus, starting off on the wrong foot with the gardener's granddaughter doesn't help her nerves about making new friends. So she comes up with the perfect solution: she'll be homeschooled. Her parents agree, on one condition: she has to participate in a social activity.

Inspired by a journal that she finds hidden in her bedroom, Callie decides to join a birding club. Sure, it sounds unusual, but at least it's not sports or performing. But when she clashes with the club leader, she risks losing a set of friends all over again. Will she ever be able to find her flock and make this strange new place feel like home?

### Author Biography

Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is the author of the middle grade novels _Across the Pond_, _A Field Guide to Getting Lost_, _Not Starring Zadie Louise_, and _Code Red_ and the picture books _Harriet's Ruffled Feathers_, _Champ and Major: First Dogs_, and _The Story of a Book_. Her debut novel _Blood Water Paint_ was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist. Visit her at JoyMcCullough.com.

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** March 16, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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