Tonight, they were exactly where they were supposed to be.
And, even if somewhere deep down Ashley knew that being a kid wouldn’t last forever, she was grateful they had right now, here, when the meteors were still streaking across the sky. And she was thankful they had each other. Because that was enough.
That would always be enough.
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About the Authors
Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, isAmerica’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copiesof her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists,and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Familybooks are being developed into a TV series slated to release soon. Karen is also an adjunct professor ofwriting at Liberty University. She and her husband, Donald, live in Tennessee near theirchildren and grandchildren.
Tyler Russell has been telling stories his whole life. In elementaryschool, he won a national award for a children’s book he wrote, and he has been writingever since. In 2015, he graduated college with a BFA from Lipscomb University. Soonafter, he sold his first screenplay, Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s ChristmasMiracle, which premiered in December of 2017 on the Hallmark channel. Along withbeing an author of screenplays and novels, Tyler is asongwriter, singer, actor, and creative who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where heenjoys serving his church, adventuring around the city, and spending time with hisfamily.
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Also by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell
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Best Family Ever
Finding Home
The Baxter Collection
Love Story
A Baxter Family Christmas
In This Moment
To the Moon and Back
When We Were Young
Two Weeks
Inspirational Fiction for Adults
The Chance
Fifteen Minutes
The Bridge
Angels Walking Series
Angels Walking
Chasing Sunsets
Brush of Wings
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kingsbury, Karen, author. | Russell, Tyler, author.
Title: Never grow up / Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell.
Description: First edition. | New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2021] | Series: The Baxter family children ; [3] | “A Paula Wiseman Book.” | Audience: Ages 8-12. | Audience: Grades 4-6. | Summary: While Kari Baxter eagerly awaits a meteor shower and frets over what she wants to be when she grows up, Ashley gets an idea for how to keep her siblings from growing up too fast.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020029435 (print) | LCCN 2020029436 (eBook) | ISBN 9781534412217 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781534412231 (eBook)
Subjects: CYAC: Family life—Fiction. | Brothers and sisters—Fiction. | Meteor showers—Fiction. | Christian life—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.K6117 Nev 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.K6117 (eBook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020029435
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