Home Home

Fans of Monday's Not Coming and Girl in Pieces will love this award-winning novel about a girl on the verge of losing herself and the unlikely journey to recovery after she is removed from anything and everyone she knows to be home.

Moving from Trinidad to Canada wasn't her idea. But after being hospitalized for depression, her mother sees it as the only option. Now, living with an estranged aunt she barely remembers and dealing with her troubles in a foreign country, she feels more lost than ever.

Everything in Canada is cold and confusing. No one says hello, no one walks anywhere, and bus trips are never-ending and loud. She just wants to be home home, in Trinidad, where her only friend is going to school and Sunday church service like she used to do.

But this new home also brings unexpected surprises: the chance at a family that loves unconditionally, the possibility of new friends, and the promise of a hopeful future. Though she doesn't see it yet, Canada is a place where she can feel at home--if she can only find the courage to be honest with herself.

Allen-Agostini uses frank yet gentle prose...[in this] hopeful story about finding one's place and the sometimes-difficult journey to self-acceptance.-Kirkus Reviews, Starred review

An accessible look at teen anxiety and depression...[Home Home] shines in its depictions of the physical and emotional aspects of anxiety and depression...[and] teens of color coping with mental illness will find common cause with this Trini girl's journey toward self-actualization and healing.--Booklist

Allen-Agostini depicts the culture of her homeland with honesty and enlightening details, ...delivering important messages about acceptance and mental illness.-SLJ

Author: Lisa Allen-Agostini
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 05/26/2020
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781984893581
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 114
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2020 pg. 167
Booklist 04/01/2020 pg. 72
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2020 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 05/18/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2020
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2020 pg. 130
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Lisa Allen-Agostini is a widely published novelist, journalist, and poet from Trinidad and Tobago. She writes primarily about the Caribbean, its people, and its culture. Lisa lives in Trinidad with her family; her dog, Sassy; and her fabulous cat, Fennec. Home Home is her second novel for young adults and a CODE Burt Award finalist. To learn more about Lisa, visit lisaallen-agostini.com and follow @AllenAgostini on Twitter.