The Museum of Lost and Found

Award-winning author Leila Saless The Museum of Lost and Found is a warm, relatable middle-grade story about a friendship falling apart and the abandoned museum that becomes a shrine to lost connectionsfeaturing black-and-white illustrations by Jacqueline Li. Vanessa isnt sure which happened first: finding the abandoned museum or losing her best friend, Bailey. She doesnt know what to do with herself now that Bailey has left her behindbut when she stumbles upon an empty, forgotten museum, her purpose becomes clear. Vanessa starts filling the museum with her own artifacts and memories, hoping that perhaps if she can find the right way to tell the story of her broken friendship, she can figure out how to make it whole again. As Vanessas museum grows, it seems like the place might have the answers to other questions, too. Like why a mysterious work of art was left behind. Or how to deal with a military dad whos trying to parent from thousands of miles away. Or why Vanessas bad habit is getting harder and harder to quit. Or even, maybe, how to set the past to rest and find a way to move forward. Moving and charming, The Museum of Lost and Found is about how we grow apart from some people as we grow upand how sometimes we can find new pieces of ourselves in the aftermath.