The Osprey Man

With the school year nearly over, Jacob looks forward to a summer of baseball, beach trips, and drawing the comic he shares with his best friend Jonathan. Their creation, The Osprey Man, is at the center of his plans. But an unexpected tragedy interrupts the familiar pleasures of growing up and forces Jacob to confront feelings he is unprepared for. On the threshold of adolescence, he must discover a resilience he does not yet know he possesses. Christopher Tuthill’s coming-of-age story follows a boy learning how to live with grief while holding on to the imagination and friendships that matter to him.