A Duet for Home, by Karina Yan Glaser

(Hardcover, 368 pages, first published in 2022)

This stand-alone novel by the author of the Vanderbeekers series is a triumphant tale of friendship and healing, told from the perspective of two kids living in a homeless shelter.

Cautions: The premise of the book's subject is rather heavy in its realism—homeless youth in NYC, negligent parents, children being put into foster care, a father in prison for murder. However, these issues take a tangential role to the overarching themes of friendship, forgiveness, healing, the love of key grownups, the uniting language of music, among others. See a Redeemed Reader review here.

Ages: 8-14