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The verse novel format adeptly captures Chloe's racing mind, her outbursts, and her new need for introspection. A solid read with a main character who undergoes genuine growth.
A powerful and immensely readable look at a time period and place not often represented in books for children.
Exceedingly honest and full of anxiety, anger, and despair, this intimate look at the life and mind of one young boy struggling with body issues and mental health is an affecting read.
I hope this story helps young readers recognize that anxiety and depression are not weaknesses or flaws, but a part of life—and something that can be treated.
Quinn, sometimes Quinnie, is in 8th grade and grappling with the most complicated and significant thing a person can grapple with: becoming oneself.
Verse novels can deftly tell a story of trauma, struggle, or loss, while allowing rays of sunshine in and the music of hope to sing.
Top-notch writing with wide appeal. A hopeful tool for processing the pandemic, which has occupied a significant portion of students’ young lives.
Verse novels have this unique ability within non-illustrated literary forms to convey a message both through words, like standard prose novels, but also through visuals.
A beautifully written novel in verse with an empowering message about identity and belonging.
A hopeful, beautifully written, deeply affecting story of what we endure and overcome in the journey to become ourselves.
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