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Miriam Chernick

Author, Educator & Animal Lover

Coming May 2025 from CharlesbridgeMoves! A novel for kids ages 8 and up!

Josie Sherman is twelve and dreams of becoming a veterinarian. She jumps at the chance to rescue a stray bearded dragon. But because of her family’s no-pets rule, she must keep the lizard a secret.

Fifteen-year-old Abe is a huge fan of the Baltimore Orioles and dreams of seeing a game at Camden Yards. He was born with a genetic disease called Prader-Willi syndrome, so he can’t do many things alone. But Abe is determined. He has
a secret, too.

In this story, told over the course of one week, siblings Josie and Abe have to figure out together which secrets are okay to keep and when it might be better to tell the truth.