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Sixth-grader Iris Abernathy hates life in Corvallis, Oregon, where her family just moved. It’s always raining, and everything is so wet. Besides, nothing has felt right since Iris’s best friend, Sarah, died.
When Iris meets Boris, an awkward mouth-breather with a know-it-all personality, she’s not looking to make a new friend, but it beats eating lunch alone. Then she learns that Boris’s very existence is a medical mystery, maybe even a miracle, and Iris starts to wonder why some people get miracles and others don’t. And if one miracle is possible, can another one be too? Can she possibly communicate with Sarah again?
- Sales Rank: #903577 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-02-03
- Released on: 2015-02-03
- Format: Kindle eBook
From School Library Journal
Gr 4–6—Iris is starting sixth grade in a new school in Oregon-new house, new people, new life. Her parents want to distract her from the recent death of her best friend in California. The incessant rain echoes her state of mind and she turns away from potential friends, seeking instead someone she can barely tolerate-so that she must only endure minimal interaction. His name is Boris, and while he is obviously an outcast, Iris prefers to be on the outskirts right now. Her brain is grappling with unanswerable questions-is the essence of Sarah out there somewhere? Would Sarah's spirit follow her to her new house? Iris explores possible avenues to find the answers-priests, a psychic, and an experiment with electronic voice phenomena. Iris's relationship with Boris transmutes into a real friendship as she expands her horizons to include him and even confide in him. Boris, meanwhile, enjoys the first real friendship he has had in a long time. This is a realistic view of grief, with particular emphasis on the agonizing longing to know if a lost loved one is truly out there somewhere. Iris's stay-at-home dad fills the story with great flavors and textures-from the baby chicks he hatches to his homemade bread, giving the story a cozy touch despite Iris's impossible quest for answers. Recommended for larger collections and anywhere a new title on grieving is needed.—Kathy Cherniavsky, Ridgefield Library, CT
Review
* "It is her realistic relationship with the matter-of-fact Boris, a most unlikely miracle, that will catch readers, and help pull them toward seeking answers of their own for the story’s very large questions."
—Booklist, starred review
"Just as Iris finally embraces the rain, spinning round and round, readers, too, will recognize the circular patterns of love and loss, joy and grief, life and death. A quiet, affecting journey rendered with keen insight."
—Kirkus
"This is a realistic view of grief, with particular emphasis on the agonizing longing to know if a lost loved one is truly out there somewhere. Iris’s stay-at-home dad fills the story with great flavors and textures--from the baby chicks he hatches to his homemade bread, giving the story a cozy touch despite Iris’s impossible quest for answers."
—School Library Journal
* "Arnold’s heroine confronts her emotions honestly (even when she’s putting on a brave face to mask what she really thinks or feels), and her slow, difficult journey to understand the absence left in Sarah’s wake unfolds with heartbreaking believability."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Iris' grief for Sarah is unusually well captured, touching on the huge importance of the best friend relationship and the amputation felt after such a loss. This is therefore a tender yet smart story that will resonate with readers who work through their emotions by brain as well as heart."
—Bulletin
* "In a third-person narrative that remains fully in Iris's range of understanding, Arnold explores the range of sorrow, anger and grief Iris undergoes...Her gentle explorations of faith, doubt and making a friend while still keeping Sarah close leave a powerful impression."
—Shelf Awareness, starred review
About the Author
ELANA K. ARNOLD completed her M.A. in Creative Writing/Fiction at the University of California, Davis. She grew up in Southern California, where she was lucky enough to have a family who let her read as many books as she wanted. She is the author of several young adult novels as well as the middle-grade novels The Question of Miracles and Far from Fair. She lives in Huntington Beach, California, with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of animals. Visit her website at www.elanakarnold.com.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
“…You Have Not Died Until I Consent …” …
By delicateflower152
“The Question of Miracles” addresses the universal conundrum “…if there is a God … if divine intervention is possible … then why would miracles only happen sometimes?” Elana K. Arnold’s focus on Iris Abernathy and her emotions as she comes to terms with the seemingly serendipitous nature of miracles serve as the basis for this touching novel.
Shortly after the tragic death of her best friend Sarah and having moved to Corvallis, Oregon from Seal Beach, California, Iris Abernathy is having a difficult time adjusting to her new home and the loss of her best friend. While her mother, an infectious disease researcher, and her father, a would-be homesteader, have embraced their new rural surroundings and the perpetual rainfall, Iris hates it. On her first day at Linus Pauling Middle School, Boris McBride befriends an unwilling Iris who responds to his overtures because she does not wish to be rude. Boris is intelligent, but socially awkward; he seems to be a know-it-all and a font of information about everything.
As Iris opens her eyes to her surroundings and learns more about Boris’ birth and his survival, she continues to question whether Boris’ life as well as her surviving the accident that resulted in Sarah’s death. “... Was it a miracle or just really good luck …” With respect to Iris’ abhorrence of the perpetual rain, her father tells her “…I don’t expect you to ignore it. You can’t ignore it … I want you to learn to live with the rain … it will fade into the background… But you’ve got to make plans … In spite of the rain …” This is analogous to the attitude that Iris must foster toward accepting Sarah’s death and toward embracing the life that she now lives.
Throughout “The Question of Miracles”, Elana K. Arnold maintains a focus on eleven-year old Iris’ doubts and her fears. She portrays Iris’ grief and her response to the unexpected events in her life with sensitivity rather than maudlin emotion. As a result, the reader experiences an empathetic response to the characters and their conflicts. The portions of the narrative regarding death and life after death incorporate both secular and religious beliefs; neither of these perspectives are criticized or denigrated.
Targeted at ages 9 – 12, “The Question of Miracles” is appropriate for those readers. However if young readers are particularly sensitive or have suffered the recent death of someone to whom they are close, their parents may want to preview this excellent book. Adults who enjoy an easy-to-read but deeply moving novel will also find “The Question of Miracles” enjoyable.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
The Question of Miracles: An Amazing Read
By Tina Says
The Question of Miracles is Elana K. Arnold's first middle grade novel and I was absolutely blown away by it. This novel explores the question of loss in a way that kids (and adults) will easily relate to.
Iris and her parents have moved to Oregon where it seems to rain all the time. In addition to disliking the dreary weather, Iris doesn't yet have any friends in her new home.
Then she meets Boris, a boy in her class that is also in need of some friends. Despite Boris' annoying habits, the two become friends.
During all of this Iris is dealing with the death of her best friend, Sarah. Arnold creates a little suspense as the reason for Sarah's death isn't initially revealed. But most important, she allows Iris to explore the question of miracles. Boris survived what was to have been a fatal birth defect; his life is a miracle. Yet, Sarah died, and Iris struggles to understand why she didn't receive a miracle.
These are complex thoughts - ones that adults question as well, and Arnold does an amazing job of answering this question and allowing Iris to find some happiness without her best friend.
I'd love to press this book into my tween daughters' hands along with my upper elementary students and teachers. The Question of Miracles is an amazing book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Top Notch book for all Libraries
By John Rogers ClarkIV
When you're eleven, losing your best friend in a tragic accident is a pretty devastating experience. Add to that being uprooted from your home on the California coast and moving to perpetually rainy Corvallis, Oregon and you have the potential for a full bore meltdown. This is what Iris is dealing with as the story begins. In addition to these changes, she has to adjust from living in a house with others close by to an old farmhouse with a long driveway and riding on a school bus instead of walking to school or having one of her parents transport her. Then, there's the matter of not knowing a single kid at the new school. The move has been easy for Mom, who got a new job as a genetic researcher, while her stay-at-home dad is excited about starting a garden and raising most of their food. Iris has nothing like these to look forward to, just the hurting, angry ache left by Sarah's death.
On her first day at school, she meets Boris who is friendly, but socially awkward and kind of a know it all. Still, as time goes on, he grows on her and becomes her only real friend. Iris wonders whether he realizes how he's perceived by the other kids, but isn't ready to go there with him.
Letting go of her grief is the hardest thing imaginable for Iris. She's sure that part of Sarah lives in their new house, but no matter how hard she tries, she can't 'see' her. Boris is pretty sympathetic and understanding, partly because of what happened to him before he was born. As Iris gets to know his family, his mother calls him her miracle baby and encourages Iris to have Boris tell her the whole story.
His miracle, coupled with her gradual acceptance about Sarah's death, thanks in part to a very understanding therapist, and her awareness that they both need to expand their friendship circle, bring the story to a positive and satisfying conclusion. This is a great book about pre-teen friendship and how to get through the grieving process. It's a great one for both school and public libraries to add.
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