When Friendship Followed Me Home Audiobook

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• A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA People magazine Popular PickA Summer 2016 Kids’ Indie Next PickA Publishers Weekly Best of Summer Pick 

• [T]his bittersweet, well-paced book…left me with faith that people can feel discarded, as though everything they love will be taken from them, and still end up whole, if they are touched by love of friendship.

  — The New York Times Book Review 

• Griffin writes beautifully about family, friendship, belonging, and loss in a story that is sure to leave every reader with at least a tear in his or her eye, if not a pile of soggy tissues.

  — Examiner

• If you have middle schoolers who are too young to fully grasp John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and love dogs, give them this sweet tearjerker.

  — School Library Journal

• "The dialogue between Ben and Halley is snappy and smart (think John Green for middle-graders), and the sci-fi story the two friends write together reveals the emotions behind their wit.

  — BCCB

• Full of pace and laughter, bruises and heart. Paul Griffin is the sort of writer you're torn between telling the whole world about and keeping all to yourself.

  — Markus Zusak, author of Printz Honor Winner The Book Thief

• Friendship’ is an absolutely beautiful, heart-expanding book.  I cried, but more than that I felt this giant balloon of love for everyone.  This story convinced me all over again that love and imagination are life’s biggest magic. It’ll make you want to grab hold of everyone important to you and lick them on the nose.

  — Rebecca Stead, author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me

• Some books change the way you see the world. Some change the way you breathe. This book will leave you breathless. This is Paul Griffin's best book yet—and that's really saying something.

  — Patricia McCormick, author of National Book Award Finalist Sold

• * "Entrancing, magical, tragic, and uplifting.

  — Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "As in his young adult books, Griffin (Adrift) handles hard topics with penetrating insight and honesty, while balancing painful moments (and there are many) with levity.

• This is a multi-tissue read...Griffin’s characters are unique and charmingly multidimensional. Readerslooking for a deep read will take to this story as quickly as Flip takes to Ben.

  — Booklist

• “This bittersweet, well-paced book…left me with faith that people can feel discarded, as though everything they love will be taken from them, and still end up whole, if they are touched by love or friendship.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “As funny and heartwarming as it is gut-punching…thoroughly engaging.”

  — Shelf Awareness (starred review)

• “Griffin handles hard topics with penetrating insight and honesty, while balancing painful moments with levity.”

  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• “Entrancing, magical, tragic, and uplifting.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “The relentless pull of Ben’s slow character growth through his drama and the big loving doggy presence will pull misty-eyed readers to the very end.”

  — School Library Journal

• “Written for middle-grade readers, yet it will find readership among all ages.”

  — VOYA

• “As the author of this book, Paul Griffin knows his characters inside and out. His narration sparkles with all the nuances that his intimate knowledge brings…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

  — AudioFile