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ex_libris_volantes's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
endemictoearth's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
jwinchell's review against another edition
5.0
I really loved this graphic memoir about the author/illustrator’s elementary years and 7th grade in particular. As I know from parenting my own 7th grade boy, a lot happens in this year and my parenting and this book has given me a lot of compassion for this age. This is a great coming out book and deals with bullying too. Highly recommended.
jadenalex's review against another edition
This book felt like it was geared towards a younger audience and was somewhat shallow and simplistic in its approach and tone. Overall I wasn’t feeling engaged.
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fantastic MG graphic novel about what it means to think of yourself as different and then to go to love who you are. It deals with the issues of poverty, being LGBTQIA+, starting a new school/trying to make friends, and being bullied. So many students will connect with this book.
CW: homophobia, bullying
CW: homophobia, bullying
sparklemaia's review against another edition
3.0
This is a memoir about a tender-hearted kid who has decided, as the new 7th grader at school, to just not speak to anyone -- if he never says anything, no one will have any reason to bully him. Unsurprisingly, this strategy doesn't work as well as Damian hoped it would. Friendless and introspective, he struggles in silence with C-PTSD and the confusion over his burgeoning attraction to boys, who as a whole have bullied him his whole life. His silent sojourn through middle school is frequently interrupted with flashbacks to a turbulent childhood, foregrounded by the violent murder of his mother by his father when he was a baby and defined by being the weird "girly" boy being raised in a small low-income apartment by his loving but aging grandparents. Through it all, Damian's sweetness and sensitivity shine through, and he begins to understand that being "different" IS normal. Would recommend for fans of Flamer and A-Okay.
kshertz's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
This is such a deep memoir with amazing themes and it touched my heart to get to see this person’s experience and I love the medium. Highly recommend for all those who felt different in school.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, and Physical abuse
thenextgenlib's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fantastic MG graphic novel about what it means to think of yourself as different and then to go to love who you are. It deals with the issues of poverty, being LGBTQIA+, starting a new school/trying to make friends, and being bullied. So many students will connect with this book.
CW: homophobia, bullying
CW: homophobia, bullying
amyjmcmillan's review against another edition
5.0
Such a sweet, heartfelt book! I think anyone will relate to what it’s like to feel like a misfit in middle school—and beyond. I love how even though there is sadness, his story is infused with hope and joy.