Monica Sherwood is an author & illustrator based in Brooklyn.

"A gentle and thoughtful story about the magic that can be found in resilience, art, and most of all, friendship."

– Jasmine Warga, Newbery Award Winning Author

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get my debut novel

With shades of When You Reach Me, The Thing About Jellyfish, and Bridge to Terabithia, and a big, timely climate hook at its core, here is a heartfelt middle grade debut about the inevitability of change that will resonate profoundly during these extraordinary times.

With a deft combination of heartfelt prose and a touch of magic, Monica Sherwood's affecting debut novel is a relatable story of families grappling with—and emerging from—a different kind of quarantine.

The Ice House Best Middle Grade Books in the snow

  • "A gentle and thoughtful story about the magic that can be found in resilience, art, and most of all, friendship."

    Jasmine Warga,

    Newbery Award Winning Author

  • “A beautifully written novel about a world of mostly physical isolation and virtual connection that seems all too familiar [and that] readers will strongly relate to.”

    Dusty Bowling,

    Author of Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus