THE LUSTER OF LOST THINGS - Sophie Chen Keller

~ Trade Paperback

Silenced by his motor speech disorder, twelve-year-old Walter's life gets lonely, but he does possess an uncanny talent for finding things . . . 

A perfect story for readers of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and/or Fredrick Backman's A Man Called Ove, Sophie Chen Keller's The Lustre of Lost Things is a tale steeped in nostalgic wonder that explores the depths of our capacity for kindness and our ability to heal, a lyrical meditation on why we become lost and how we are found, from the bright, broken heart of a boy who knows where to look for everyone but himself. 

“With its strong story line and magic realism, The Luster of Lost Things rewards those willing to savor the linguistic riches and quirky characters artfully provided by the author.” -- Booklist