Seventh-grader Jess and her friends establish the Order of the Oleander to collect supplies for an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, where two of their parents are deployed, but when disaster strikes and many blame the Order, Jess must find a way to go on.
How it feels
MoodBittersweet
AtmosphereBleak
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesFamily
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