Goodbye Stranger (novel) facts for kids
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Original cover art for Goodbye Stranger. Modified slightly for publication.
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| Author | Rebecca Stead |
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| Cover artist | Marcos Chin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | Wendy Lamb (Penguin Random House) |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-74317-4 |
Goodbye Stranger is a 2015 young adult realistic fiction novel written by Rebecca Stead that details the social and personal challenges facing modern middle school students.
Plot summary
The novel, set in New York City, is told from two intertwining perspectives. The first follows the set of friends "who drew creatures on their homework" and initially met in fourth grade, who are now entering seventh grade. Bridget "Bridge" Barsamian (who draws a three-eyed Martian) was involved in a serious accident and missed her third grade year while in the hospital; she starts hanging out with Sherm Russo, another seventh grader in Tech Crew, the school's stagehand organization. Tabitha "Tab" Patel (who draws a funny bird) becomes involved with the Human Rights Club at school. Emily "Em" (no surname given, who draws a spotted snake) is athletic and is starting to attract attention from boys.
In the second, an unnamed student ditches school and avoids her friends on Valentine's Day. It is clear the student knows the first group and lives in the same neighborhood, but her identity is kept a mystery through much of the novel.
