The Secret of Honeycake

In 1930, eleven-year-old Hurricane struggles to adapt to life in the city after her mother’s death and her sister’s illness, but through new friendships and her love for writing, she learns to embrace change and find her voice.

Kimberly Newton Fusco is the acclaimed author of four other books for young readers: Chasing Augustus, Beholding Bee, The Wonder of Charlie Anne, and Tending to Grace, all of which have received multiple starred reviews. Her first novel, Tending to Grace, was the winner of the inaugural Schneider Family Book Award. Before becoming a novelist, Kim was a national award-winning education journalist. The mother of four adult children, she lives with her husband and dog in Rhode Island, in a house surrounded by woods and even some sheep!