release date: January 5, 2021 primarily marketed for: Middle grades The Sea in Winter by Christine Day is a gift to its readers. It is a book of quiet strength with much to offer. Maisie is a ballet dancer who feels most herself when she is at the dance studio. However, at the start of this story, Maisie is coping with a serious knee injury that prevents her from dancing long-term. She misses her friends from dance and struggles to maintain those connections when she is no longer part of the dancing life they shared. When her mom and stepdad plan a road trip to the Olympic Peninsula to visit sites of familial and cultural significance, Maisie stubbornly overworks her healing knee. She is determined to heal and return to the studio faster than expected. Although her knee is the only focus of Maisie's wellness journey, it turns out there is more to healing than physical fitness. Maisie is a quietly compelling character, but I was surprised to find myself swept up in the settin
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