Back to Bainbridge - Paperback

2024 CIBA Gertrude Warner Book Awards Grand Prize Winner for Middle Grade Fiction

Amazon #1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Being a Teen

A "moving, empathetic must-read about growing up and discovering what matters." -BookLife by Publishers

Weekly Editor's Pick"[An] accomplished work that packs a big emotional punch..." -Readers' Favorite"

...emotively captures the struggles of a young teen as she tries to find a place that feels like home..." -IndieReader, IR Approved

Welcome to Bainbridge Avenue, where fourteen-year-old Vicki's life takes a bumpy turn. She's got a lot on her plate-sharing a cramped room with her siblings, worrying about her mom who can't catch a break, and dreaming about a dad who's nowhere to be found.

But things start to change when Vicki meets Rosa from Apartment 1A, who introduces her to the building's basement, a hidden world full of forgotten stories and secrets waiting to be uncovered.

As Vicki sets out beyond her neighborhood, searching for her place in the world, she wonders if the imperfect family and friends she has on Bainbridge Avenue might just be the treasures she's been looking for all along. Join her on a journey of hope, heartache, and unexpected discoveries in Back to Bainbridge.