The Great Upending won a 2020 Parents’ Gold Choice award and was given a Booklist star.
“A meandering, gentle, lovely tale of a deeply bonded family, replete with a clever mystery.” — Kirkus Reviews
Twelve-year-old Sara and her brother, Hawk, are not to bother The Mister, who just moved to their farm—not unless they want to be in a mess of trouble. And more trouble is the last thing Sara and her family need. You see, something is wrong with Sara’s heart, something that requires surgery, something her family can’t afford.
Then Sara and Hawk discover that The Mister has troubles too, and solving his could be the solution to their own. Soon Sara and Hawk are at the center of the biggest mystery ever to come to their small town, and a fast-unfolding secret will change the way they see their world.
A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster