![]() ![]() After that first night, Avery haunts Iris, compelling Iris to return to her and right the wrongs that left her in limbo. The headstone reveals that the grave’s occupant is a girl named Avery, who was 12, just like them. After a snowball fight in the woods, Iris makes a snow angel and realizes she is actually lying on top of a grave. Despite their challenges, the friends know they can count on each other, so when Iris begs Daniel to come outside in the middle of the night to experience the first snow, he ignores his grandmother’s superstitious warning about the spirits of the snow who prey on children and joins her. Brown’s portrayals of Iris’ angst and Daniel’s grief are deftly written and accessible for readers. ![]() Daniel’s father is recently deceased, and he feels the need to be extra careful so his mom and grandmother don’t experience loss again. At school, Iris is struggling to get the recognition she craves as captain of the step team, and at home, her 4-year-old sister steals their parents’ attention. Two friends stumble upon an abandoned cemetery in the woods behind their houses.īest friends Iris and Daniel, both African American, are having a hard year. ![]()
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