“Narrator Kathleen McInerney flawlessly depicts the joys and sorrows of eleven-year-old Thyme Owens and her family… McInerney’s thoughtful rendering of Val is inspiring and heartbreaking as he bravely faces his treatments. When shes not writing, Melanie spends her time doodling and dreaming up new ways to be creative. Melanie grew up in North Carolina and worked as a product designer before she began her writing career. Duration 8 hours 10 minutes Summary Newbery-winning Rules meets Counting by 7s in this affecting story of a girl’s devotion to her brother and what it means to be home When eleven-year-old Thyme Owens’ little brother, Val, is accepted into a new cancer drug trial, it’s just the second chance that he needs. With equal parts heart and humor, Melanie Conklin’s debut is a courageous and charming story of love and family-and what it means to be counted. Melanie Conklin is the author of Counting Thyme and Every Missing Piece. Therefore, her family had to go to New York for his drug trails. Melanie Conklin wrote a compassionate book about a girls brother who has cancer. All Thyme can do is count the minutes, the hours, and days, and hope time can bring both a miracle for Val and a way back home. Part one I you like great moving stories, then Counting Thyme is your book. She finds herself even more mixed up when her heart feels the tug of new friends, a first crush, and even a crotchety neighbor and his sweet whistling bird.

Thyme loves her brother, and knows the trial could save his life-she’d give anything for him to be well-but she still wants to go home, although the guilt of not wanting to stay is agonizing. Owens accepts a full-time position in the city, Thyme has to face the frightening possibility that the move to New York is permanent. The island of Manhattan doesn’t exactly inspire new beginnings, but Thyme tries to embrace the change for what it is: temporary.Īfter Val’s treatment shows real promise and Mr. But it also means the Owens family has to move to New York, thousands of miles away from Thyme’s best friend and everything she knows and loves. One of the most amazing parts of this author journey is connection. When eleven-year-old Thyme Owens’ little brother, Val, is accepted into a new cancer drug trial, it’s just the second chance that he needs.

Newbery-winning Rules meets Counting by 7s in this affecting story of a girl’s devotion to her brother and what it means to be home

Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin