Bridget Farr

Bridget Farr gives young characters agency inside complicated family systems through her middle-grade fiction. Pavi Sharma’s Guide to Going Home follows Pavi, a foster child who has developed practical rules for navigating placements and helping other children manage unfamiliar homes. When she learns that a younger girl may be sent to a troubling situation, Pavi recruits friends Meridee and Hamilton to intervene. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers published the novel in 2019, and Hachette later issued an Australian edition. It is realistic fiction for upper-primary and middle-school readers, shaped by friendship, family, and foster care. Farr balances Pavi’s confidence and organizational skill with the uncertainty she cannot completely control. The book’s adventure structure keeps the children active while taking their emotional concerns seriously. Pavi Sharma’s Guide to Going Home therefore works both as a friendship story and as a thoughtful account of belonging, trust, and the meaning of a dependable home.