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I don’t want to sparkle like a jewel…….. I would much rather blend in than stick out.

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Her name was Diamond Willow, but could she ever be polished into something beautiful…….. And did she really want to be?

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“Old times, they wouldn’t let a girl go off alone like that. I am Willow’s great-great-grandfather I don’t like to see it.”

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I am Willow’s great-great-grandmother If she were coming from the other direction, she’d see it in time…Willow won’t have time to stop.

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I am Willow’s great-grandfather “I’m under the table when I hear their parents talking….Willow will not like this.”

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I am Kaylie’s great-grandmother She gets these crazy ideas and pulls Kaylie along like this. I never know quite what will happen.

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I am Richard’s grandfather …when word went out that the girls were missing… I decided to follow and stay with them.

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I am the secret they never told her.

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“Frost casts a subtle spell through innovative storytelling. Her poems offer pensive imagery and glimpses of character, and strong emotion. This complex and elegant novel will resonate with readers who savor powerful drama and multifaceted characters.” – from LIBRARY SCHOOL JOURNAL

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Frost, who spent years teaching in Alaska, blends the young teen’s viewpoint with a strong sense of place and culture. The casual diamond shape of the poems reflects how precious jewels of wisdom can grow around painful scars. – from BOOKLIST

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“Frost presents her story in a series of poems in Willow’s voice, using a form inspired by the marks on a diamond willow stick.” - from KIRKUS REVIEWS

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Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry Honor Book

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An Indie Next Kids’ List Great Read

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Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year

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Winner of the Lee Bennet Hopkins Poetry Award

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“I love the hidden messages in dark print in each poems.” – Jordan Vandiver age 12 “I was really surprised by the ending.” – Paige Meacham age 12