See You at Harry's
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780763654078
Pages
310 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible in her family, where grumpy eighteen-year-old Sarah is working at the family restaurant, fourteen-year-old Holden is struggling with school bullies and his emerging homosexuality, and adorable, three-year-old Charlie is always the center of attention, and when tragedy strikes, the fragile bond holding the family together is stretched almost to the breaking point.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
HL600L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Gay/Lesbian; death of a sibling; death of a brother; gay; gay teenager
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Silver Inky, 2013, Short List
Amazon Editors' Picks: Best Books of the Year, 2012 Middle Grade
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013 Today
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, 2013
Choices, 2013 Fiction Young Adult
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2012
New York Times Notable Children's Books, 2012
Rainbow List, 2013 Middle Early Young Adult Fiction
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2013
Keywords
families; brothers and sisters; grief; restaurants; self-perception; family business; tragedy; absentee parents
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Knowles, Jo, "See You at Harry's" (2012). Diverse Families. 1461.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1461