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From the acclaimed author of Bigger Than a Breadbox comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island. A National Book Award Longlist title. n nA National Book Award Longlist title n nA wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true. --Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moonn nThis is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical. --Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson seriesn nIn the tradition of modern-day classics like Sara Pennypacker's Pax and Lois Lowry's The Giver comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island.n nOn the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts.n nAnd only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them--and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again.n nToday's Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny's best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now--to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the islan