When Bailey and her brother spend a month on an island with their grandmother, it should be a magical summer. But with her parents failing at Marriage Camp and her best friend getting sicker every day, Bailey sure could use a miracle.
A warm and wistful novel about the hard and beautiful truths of growing up and growing into one’s own ability to shape the world. ROOT BEER CANDY AND OTHER MIRACLES is a middle grade novel in verse, available in paperback and e-book. (Pajama Press, 2016*)
*Second edition published 2022 by Pajama Press.
Awards and Honours:
- 2017 International Youth Library White Ravens selection
- 2017 Spring Best Books for Kids & Teens starred selection
- 2017 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award finalist
- 2016 Resource Links “The Year’s Best”
- selected for 3 provincial reading lists:
- 2018 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award
- 2018 Rocky Mountain Book Award
- 2018 Chocolate Lily Book Award
Reviews:
“lovely and poignant”—School Library Journal
“…a light-hearted yet evocative page-turner”—CM Magazine
“Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles is Shari Green’s debut novel but it is an accomplished story in form and content worthy of a seasoned writer … a story, told magnificently in verse form, of hope and courage and trust in the universe” —CanLit for LittleCanadians
Resources:
- Resource Sheet with frequently asked questions
- Meet-the-Author audio recording on TeachingBooks.net
- Book cover (1st edition) | book cover (2nd edition)
Shari Green 