Sharon CreechChildren's Books · Juvenile·b. 1945
Heartbeat
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Annie finds comfort in the rhythm of her own heartbeat as her world shifts around her. Her mother is expecting a baby, her grandfather's memory is fading, and her best friend, Max, is increasingly moody. Through observing the changes in an apple she's drawing, Annie begins to understand the various rhythms of life and her place within them.
How it reads
Prose complexity 1/10