Many Points of Me

When Georgia finds a secret sketch her late fathera famed artistleft behind, the discovery leads her down a path that may reshape everything holding her family and friends together. Caroline Gertlers poignant debut is a character-driven story about friendship, family, grief, and creativity. Both literary and pitch-perfect for tweens,Many Points of Meis Rebecca Stead meetsFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

Georgia Rosenblooms father was a famous artist. His most-well-known paintings were a series of asterismspatterns of starsthat he created. One represented a bird; one, himself; and one, Georgias mother. There was supposed to be a fourth, but Georgias father died before he could paint it. Georgias mother and her best friend, Theo, are certain that the last asterism wouldve been of Georgia, but Georgia isnt so sure. She isnt sure about anything anymoreincluding whether Theo is still her best friend.

Then Georgia finds a sketch her father made of her. One with pencil points marked on the backjust like those in the asterism paintings. Could this finally be the proof that the last painting would have been of her? Georgias quest to prove her theory takes her around her Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City and to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was almost a second home to Georgia, since she had visited favorite artists and paintings there constantly with her father. But the sketch leads right back to where shes always belongedwith the people who love her, no matter what.

Caroline Gertlers debut novel explores friendships, grief, and self-identity with deep heart and a deft, delicate hand. Georgias world is filled with fully drawn characters that readers will easily identify with. This page-turning and thought-provoking read is for art lovers and mystery readers, as well as for fans ofThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote SunriseandFinding Orion.