Making Plans for Nigel Binty by Stout, Shawn K.

Making Plans for Nigel Binty

A heartwarming middle grade novel about figuring out who you are when it seems like everyone else...
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Author: Shawn K. Stout
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Making Plans for Nigel Binty by Stout, Shawn K.

Making Plans for Nigel Binty

$64.99 $35.97

Making Plans for Nigel Binty

$64.99 $35.97
Author: Shawn K. Stout
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A heartwarming middle grade novel about figuring out who you are when it seems like everyone else has already decided for you, for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Gary D. Schmidt.

Nigel Binty has spent sixth grade trying to stick to a plan. His problem is the plan keeps changing in unexpected ways. His only friend has dropped him. His dad moved out two months ago. His anxiety isn't getting any better. None of that is part of the plan.

When Glory Bea Medford (yes, that's her real name) turns up at school in March, she plans to keep the reason for her mid-year transfer a secret. Glory Bea prizes being truthful but having everyone find out her father embezzled money from his church was bad enough the first time around. She doesn't plan to go through that again.

Told in two perspectives, with Glory Bea's chapters presented as unmailed letters to her incarcerated father, Shawn K. Stout uses warmth and humor to explore what happens when two sixth graders overwhelmed by major life changes cross paths.

Author: Shawn K. Stout
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781682635889
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2026
School Library Journal 10/01/2025 pg. 80
Publishers Weekly 11/24/2025
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2025
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2026 pg. 83

About the Author
Shawn K. Stout is the author of several acclaimed books for young readers, including The Anatomy of Lost Things and The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle, which was a Bank Street Best Book. Shawn is a science writer at the National Institutes of Health and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her husband and daughter in Maryland. Visit her at shawnkstout.com.

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