• The many teachers, librarians, and fellow authors who I have been privileged to encounter in this new and wondrous world of children’s literature.

• Every single reader who picks up this story.

• My parents for their unconditional love and unwavering belief in me. And, just as importantly, for watching my kids.

• Of course, Russ for embracing the writing-during-freetime to writing-on-a-deadline shift. I carry your heart with me, and I know you carry mine.

• And finally, to Coral Mae and Everett Reef. You two are the brightest miracles in my world.

About the Author

Jess Redman is a therapist and psychology teacher. She currently lives in Florida with her husband, two young children, and an old cat named Soul Pie. The Miraculous is her debut novel. You can sign up for email updates here.

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Contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Notice
3. Dedication
4. Epigraphs
5. Part One: The Bird
6. Chapter 1
7. Chapter 2
8. Chapter 3
9. Chapter 4
10. Chapter 5
11. Part Two: The Stone
12. Chapter 6
13. Chapter 7
14. Chapter 8
15. Chapter 9
16. Chapter 10
17. Chapter 11
18. Chapter 12
19. Chapter 13
20. Chapter 14
21. Part Three: The Witch
22. Chapter 15
23. Chapter 16
24. Chapter 17
25. Chapter 18
26. Chapter 19
27. Chapter 20
28. Part Four: The Letters
29. Chapter 21
30. Chapter 22
31. Chapter 23
32. Chapter 24
33. Chapter 25
34. Chapter 26
35. Chapter 27
36. Chapter 28
37. Chapter 29
38. Part Five: The Branch
39. Chapter 30
40. Chapter 31
41. Chapter 32
42. Chapter 33
43. Chapter 34
44. Chapter 35
45. Chapter 36
46. Chapter 37
47. Part Six: Questions
48. Chapter 38
49. Chapter 39
50. Chapter 40
51. Chapter 41
52. Chapter 42
53. Chapter 43
54. Part Seven: The Tree
55. Chapter 44
56. Chapter 45
57. Chapter 46
58. Chapter 47
59. Chapter 48
60. Acknowledgments
61. About the Author
62. Copyright

Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271

Text copyright © 2019 Jessica Redman

All rights reserved

First hardcover edition 2019

eBook edition July 2019

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Redman, Jess, 1986– author.

Title: The miraculous / Jess Redman.

Description: First edition. | New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019. | Summary: After losing his faith in miracles after the death of his newborn sister, eleven-year-old Wunder Ellis meets a mysterious old woman who needs his help to reconnect the living and the dead, bringing himself and his town face-to-face with miracles.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018020006 | ISBN 9780374309749 (hardcover)

Subjects: | CYAC: Miracles—Fiction. | Grief—Fiction. | Death—Fiction. | Family life—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction.