Octopus Moon Tom Stoppard - Shamatha (or calm abiding)

- Shamatha (or calm abiding)

We see his close-knit family

9-1/2"L x 1-1/4"W x 10-1/2"H

But loving who she wants isn't so easy when her family and church community are on the line

passionate revelry of a book this is—an illumination of how words make worlds

Octopus Moon Tom Stoppard - Shamatha (or calm abiding)By: Bobbie Pyron Published by Penguin Group, 2025 03 25 A deeply moving middle grade novel in verse about a girl struggling with depression when she starts fifth grade amidst a sea of changes. Pearl loves watching the majestic loggerhead turtles and octopuses glide through the water at the aquarium. Pearl finds it especially easy to identify with the octopuses, who have millions of touch receptors all over their bodies. They feel everything.