Joy, to the World Chris Grabenstein "Full of deeply rendered relationships

"Full of deeply rendered relationships

She can raise the spirits of dead animals—most importantly

Salama must contend with bullets and bombs

and beauty

and engage readers until the final word

Joy, to the World Chris Grabenstein "Full of deeply rendered relationshipsA young Dumplin meets Melissa in this joyful and energetic middle grade novel about a twelve year old girl living her life to the fullest, celebrating her love for sports and fighting for her right to cheer. Joy, a twelve year old trans girl, just moved to Texas with her mother and older brother. Her family has accepted Joy as the girl she is early in her transition, with little fuss, leaving Joy to explore her love of sports, competition, teamwork,