Give and Take

CURRICULUM GUIDE Journaling Activity

Wakelet

Wakelet created by Jettie Leigh Kutach, M. Ed., MLS, Library Media Specialist, Cornerstone Elementary

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Maggie has a big heart and a hard time letting go. Of stuff. Of people. Of the past.

Farrar Straus Giroux

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Praise For Give and Take…

Pernille Ripp’s Best Books of 2019 So Far

Macmillan School Library Marketing Staff pick for fall 2019 middle grade books

“The writing is lucid and intelligent….Pediatric hoarding, like adoption and fostering, is portrayed sensitively,…. A potentially useful resource for kids struggling with loss, change, and letting go.” — Kirkus

“This fast-paced and dialogue-heavy story may provide comfort and support to readers who have trouble processing their own strong emotions. A welcome addition to middle grade collections.” –School Library Journal

“Powerful and tender, Elly Swartz’s new novel is about love—the kind that’s forever, and the kind you need to let go. Readers will adore Maggie, the big-hearted, strong but vulnerable heroine of this multi-layered, beautifully crafted book.” — Barbara Dee, author of Star Crossed and Halfway Normal

“Sweet, sad, funny and real. Swartz takes us inside a troubled child and makes us fall in love.” — Barbara O’Connor, author of Wish

“Readers of Give and Take will quickly become endeared with Maggie’s spirit and heart. Elly Swartz has written a book where the characters love fiercely, and family is forever.” — Becky Calzada, Coordinator Library Services, Leander ISD

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CURRICULUM GUIDE Journaling Activity

Give and Take Playlist on Spotify

Available Now

Give and Take

Maggie has a big heart and a hard time letting go. Of stuff. Of people. Of the past.

Farrar Straus Giroux

ORDER GIVE AND TAKE:

Praise For Give and Take…

Pernille Ripp’s Best Books of 2019 So Far

Macmillan School Library Marketing Staff pick for fall 2019 middle grade books

“Sweet, sad, funny and real. Swartz takes us inside a troubled child and makes us fall in love.” — Barbara O’Connor, author of Wish

In Give and Take, you’ll meet twelve-year-old Maggie who learns that her new baby sister who smells like powder isn’t her sister for keeps. Izzie is a foster baby awaiting adoption. So in a day or a week, she’ll go to her forever family and all that sweetness will be gone.

Except for those things Maggie’s secretly saving in the cardboard boxes in her closet, under her bed, and in her locker at school. Baby socks, binkies, and a button from Bud the Bear. Rocks, sticks, and candy wrappers.

Maggie holds on tight. To her things. Her pet turtle named Bert. Her memories of Nana. And her friends.

But when Maggie has to say goodbye to Izzie, and her friend gets bumped from their all-girl trapshooting squad to make room for a boy, Maggie’s collection in the cardboard boxes grows far beyond her control. And her secret spills out like the things she saves. Maggie has been hoarding. And now she has to find the courage to let go. Of Izzie. And her collection of things.