Ginny Off the Map

Praise for Ginny Off the Map:
A Kirkus Best Children's Book of the Year
A CCBC Best Book of the Year
A Reading Middle Grade Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

* "Chapters open with interesting geography facts, and delightful spot art throughout enhances the text. It’s hard to write with such simple authenticity: The world needs more stories like this."

* "Caroline Hickey portrays the full emotional cycle of deployment with accuracy and compassion. Immersive first-person chapters, which each open with a geography fact, accurately convey the comfort and the isolation that can accompany an intense special interest alongside Ginny’s broadening recognition of the needs of the people around her."

"This entertaining, earnest story is a terrific observation of family dynamics (particularly clashing siblings) and the complexity of life as a child with a parent in the military. Ginny is an inspiring protagonist, gradually opening herself up to other people’s perspectives and interests without compromising her own unique personality and passions. An engaging and empathetic examination of an array of human relationships—including the one we have with ourselves."

"Caroline Hickey has created a heroine whose attempts to chart her path are both winsome and relatable. A deployed parent, sister problems, a move to a new town—Ginny uses her facts, and her heart, to navigate them all. This book should be on every middle-grade reading list."

"A perfect blend of humor and heart!"

"Ginny will charm you with her antics — and her facts — as she learns to both make and become a good friend."

"Unique: that’s what Ginny decides she is, and that’s what Ginny Off the Map is, too, as it seamlessly weaves truly fun and fascinating geography facts into an engaging, honest story that zips along at a brisk pace."
 

"Any kid who’s struggling to find their place will fall in love with this humorous, sweet, and heartfelt novel. Fans of The Penderwicks will find the same warmth and compassion in Hickey’s characters."

"Fact: This book is wise, honest and utterly charming. I LOVED Ginny Off the Map!"

"When her father is deployed to Afghanistan and her family moves to Maryland, Ginny is bereft. Everything is new and no one understands her. Can Ginny make new friends even as she misses her father and her old home? Cool geography facts abound."