JUNE 2021 MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL BOX 

• Harvey Comes Home and Harvey Holds His Own by Colleen Nelson. One of the most prestigious book awards in Canada is the Governor General’s Award. Middle Grade novels have their own category called Young People’s Literature – Text. Recently, five books were nominated for the 2020 awards including Pine Island Home by Polly Horvath and Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson. If you’ve been with us for awhile you’ll recognize these books from your boxes late last year. Also nominated was the second book in the Harvey Stories, Harvey Holds His Own. So we thought we would do something a little bit different this month. We’ve included in this box both book 1 and book 2. We hope you enjoy the adventures of this very special West Highland Terrier as much as we did. Maggie adores her little dog and is heartbroken when he is lost while the family is on vacation. Fortunately Harvey is found by a boy named Austin who volunteers at Brayside, a retirement home where his grandfather works. Soon Harvey becomes a very important volunteer as well at the home when Harvey and Austin connect with residents on a whole new level. Some of the residents open up with incredible stories about their lives which fascinates Austin. Eventually Harvey is reunited with his Maggie and soon she too is spending time at Brayside meeting residents and learning about their amazing lives. The stories are told in alternating chapters through, Austin, Maggie and Harvey. Charming illustrations by Tara Anderson.  
• An exclusive letter to our readers from author Colleen Nelson.