Description: After years of imitating her dad's artistic style, eighteen-year-old Maisie throws away everything familiar in hopes of crafting her own voice. But when an attack on her family's portrait shop brings past hurts to light, Maisie wonders if "finding herself" might lie closer to home than she realized.
Brief description: Sabrina Kleckner is a teacher by day and an author by early morning and night. Her debut middle grade novel, The Art of Running Away, was a 2023 ALA Rainbow Book List Selection, the 2022 Moonbeam Awards Bronze Medalist in Pre-Teen General Fiction, and a 2022 IPPY Award Silver Medalist in Juvenile Fiction. On her days off, she can be found traveling the world or gushing about her three cats to anyone who will listen. For more information about her books, check out her website (www.sabrinakleckner.com) or her Instagram (@sabkleckner).
Review Quotes:
"Kleckner beautifully captures Maisie's emotional landscape in her bright personality and bantery voice, as well as the touching conversations that help her begin to believe in herself. With themes of self-discovery, bravery, and starting over, this story will stick with readers past its ending." --Booklist