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The Lost Language
The Lost Language | Claudia Mills
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The quest to save the words of a dying language - and to find the words to save what may be a dying friendship - lies at the heart of this exquisite verse novel. Sixth grader Betsy is the one who informs her best friend, Lizard, that thousands of the world's languages are currently threatened by extinction; Betsy's mother is a linguistics professor working frantically to study dying languages before they are lost forever. But it is Lizard who, gripped by the magnitude of this loss, challenges Betsy, "What if, instead of WRITING about dying languages, like your mom, you and I SAVED one instead?" As the girls embark on their quest to learn as much as possible of the near-extinct language of Guernsiais (spoken on the Isle of Guernsey, off the coast of France), their friendship faces unexpected strains. With Lizard increasingly obsessed with the language project, Betsy begins to seek greater independence from her controlling and charismatic friend, as well as from her controlling and charismatic mother. Then tragedy threatens Betsy's life beyond what any words can express, and Lizard does something unthinkable. Maybe lost friendships, like lost languages, can never be completely saved. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Eggs
The Lost Language | Claudia Mills
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A novel-in-verse about 2 girls who are besties: Bumble and Lizard. But now that they‘re in middle school, their relationship is strained. Family events and crises do not help either. Lost languages are Bumble‘s mom‘s specialty, but the title also refers to interpersonal language/communication loss as well. Well done.

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Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 12mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12mo
Eggs @Andrew65 @DieAReader ❤️💕❤️ 12mo
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Johanna414
The Lost Language | Claudia Mills
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Once again, I thought I had my reading planned out for the next month until my Junior Library Guild shipment showed up... now I just want to drop everything and read all these! #schoollibraries #teachersoflitsy #librariansoflitsy

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BookishTrish
The Lost Language | Claudia Mills
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Earl and I made light work of this middle grade novel in verse today. Betsy and Lizard are BFFs since forever. Only Betsy suspects Lizard isn‘t always good for her and Betsy‘s mother - a linguist interested in endangered languages- thinks Betsy needs to spend time away from Lizard to bloom. The girls pick an endangered language at random and set to work saving it. A beautiful look at the things we say, the things we don‘t, and the affect both have

LeeRHarry Ooh I like me a MG in verse - stacked! 2y
LeahBergen 😘 to Earl! 2y
RaeLovesToRead So handsome! 😻💕 2y
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