The ambassador of Nowhere Texas
(Book)

Companion to: When Zachary Beaver came to town.

In 2001, seventh-grader Rylee Wilson and new student Joe, whose father was a New York City first responder on 9/11, decide to find Zachary Beaver and reunite him with Rylee's father, Toby.

Decades after the Vietnam War and Tobys life-changing summer with Zachary Beaver, Tobys daughter Rylee is at a crossroadsher best friend Twig has started pushing her away just as Joe, a new kid from New York, settles into their small town of Antler. Rylee befriends Joe and learns that Joes father was a first responder on 9/11. The two unlikely friends soon embark on a project to find Zachary Beaver and hopefully reconnect him with Rylee's father almost thirty years later. This beautiful middle grade novel is a tribute to friendshipsold and newand explores the challenges of rebuilding what may seem lost or destroyed.

740L,Lexile

Ages 8-12.,Christy Ottaviano Books.

Grades 4-6.,Christy Ottaviano Books.

Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.7,7,510595.