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By: Gary D. Schmidt

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  • CategoryHistory
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages387
  • Published2021
  • File size13.9 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780544084773

Key ideas from the book

  • Meryl Lee begins at a girls’ boarding school in fall 1968 while grieving the death of a close friend.
  • Matt Coffin is escaping a criminal gang and fears for the safety of people he cares about.
  • An unexpected connection helps Meryl Lee and Matt move beyond loneliness.
  • Meryl Lee finds allies and a renewed sense of purpose.
  • Matt discovers a new family and hope for the future.

About Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

Set in fall 1968, Gary D. Schmidt’s novel links two young people facing very different kinds of fear and loss. Meryl Lee Kowalski arrives at a girls’ boarding school while grieving the death of a close friend. Matt Coffin is on the run from a criminal gang and worries that anyone he cares about could be in danger.

As their paths cross, loneliness gives way to friendship. Meryl Lee finds unexpected allies and a sense of purpose, while Matt finds a new family and hope for the future. Readers interested in historical fiction set in the late 1960s, stories of young people forming connections, or Schmidt’s other novels may find this a rewarding read.

About Gary D. Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt is an American author of books for young readers and a professor of English at Calvin University in Michigan. His novels often bring young people into contact with history, family change, and difficult moral choices, balancing serious themes with humor and lively characters. His best-known works include *Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy* and *The Wednesday Wars*, both Newbery Honor books, as well as *Okay for Now* and *Orbiting Jupiter*.

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