![]() ![]() We underestimate the amount of strength that children have. Just like an adult’s life is a delicate balance of good and bad, a child’s is as well. Their lives are very messy, very complicated. I don’t know if it was a phrase that you picked or your publisher picked for you, but your books are described as having “grit and heart.” This sounds like a literary mantra that totally sums up what Caleb and Kit is all about.īeth: “Grit and heart” is very meaningful to me in that it can tell stories to children who often shy away from dealing with the reality of their lives. But as Caleb joins his new friend on adventures, he begins to realize that Kit has troubles of her own.Ĭat: This book is such a balance of tough stuff and sweetness. But this summer, Caleb wanders off into the woods rather than attend summer day camp, and he meets the nonjudgmental, wild and free Kit. He has cystic fibrosis, and his single mom does her best to keep him healthy and safe (while balancing her own life, like going on dates). ![]() ![]() Twelve-year-old Caleb is smaller and more protected than any other kid in his grade. In her new novel, Caleb and Kit, Beth Vrabel, the award-winning author of A Blind Guide to Stinkville, captures the power of new friendship - and the complicated heartbreak of needing to let someone go. ![]()
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