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    Just Like That
    Just Like That
    Just Like That
    Audiobook11 hours

    Just Like That

    Written by Gary D. Schmidt

    Narrated by Leah Horowitz

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    Meryl Lee Kowalski arrives at a Maine boarding school, haunted by personal loss. Matt Coffin hides out on the coast, attempting to
    evade a violent criminal. As war rages overseas and young people at home demand change, Meryl Lee and Matt begin to face their
    demons and make fresh choices—singly, together, and with the help of unexpected friends.

    Set in the 1960s in the world of Gary D. Schmidt’s award-winning novels The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now, this timeless story of grief, growth, and change is full of heart and humor.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 5, 2021
    ISBN9781980098829
    Author

    Gary D. Schmidt

    Gary D. Schmidt is the bestselling author of The Labors of Hercules Beal; Just Like That; National Book Award finalist Okay for Now; Pay Attention, Carter Jones; Orbiting Jupiter; the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor Book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; and the Newbery Honor Book The Wednesday Wars. He is also contributor to and co-editor of the acclaimed short story collection A Little Bit Super, co-edited by Leah Henderson. He lives in rural Michigan.

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    • 5/5
      I love Gary Schmidt’s books, especially Okay For Now, and this has been another awesome one. I loved how he joined Matt and Mary Lee’s stories. Matt’s especially was fascinating and yet heartbreaking. But Schmidt took both their heartbreaks and helped them heal through each other.
    • 5/5
      I loved seeing more of the life of the kids at camilo jr.high. This is a great book to read after Wednesday wars. I loved seeing the prospective of the girl Instead of hood hood like in the last book. Great read for anyone who has read Wednesday wars or pay attention. 5/5 stars ! ⭐️ also you find so much more about there lives and big things happen!
    • 5/5
      Heartbreaking and hopeful from page 1 (well, the heartbreak starts on page 2, really), the third book (4th if you count Pay Attention, Carter Jones) of Gary D. Schmidt's 1960's series that includes The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now continues with the themes of personal growth, self acceptance, friendship, and community. Schmidt takes his young protagonists seriously, and treats them with loving care without reducing them to stereotypes. Meryl Lee's journey of recovery and discovery is painful and funny in turns, and emotionally resonant.
    • 4/5
      It took a while for Meryl Lee's story to really start, although Matthew's was enticing from the get go, but overall, a wonderful book about grief and friendship.
    • 4/5
      Meryl Lee's parents send her to a girls' boarding school after the death of her best friend Holling. Matt has been homeless and drifting since being involved in street gang life that killed his best friend Georgie. Traumatized by grief, the two meet by chance. Their stories parallel each other's until they find their way to friendship and healing, and maybe even something more. Gary Schmidt has an unmistakably distinctive voice and style and this book is all of that. As terrific as his writing is though, I can't think of any kids I serve who would read or appreciate it. Sad face emoji.
    • 5/5
      I wasn't sure I could forgive the author for what he does to Holling (the main character from Wednesday Wars) in the opening pages. I actually screamed, "No!" VERY loudly and had to put the book down for a bit. But Schmidt won me over with this cast of characters. I smiled. I cried. I cheered. I bit my lips in anticipation. Bravo- I loved it and have already bought my grandson his own copy.