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careinthelibrary's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Outing and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Ableism
Minor: Deadnaming
Anti-autismezwolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Jewish middle grade is going to be my favorite genre forever now I think. I've read so many great middle grade books with Jewish characters in the last few years and it makes me so happy for kids now to have such great representation in books, especially when so many Jewish books focus on the Holocaust (but yes, those are important too).
I loved that Hebrew was spoken between Ellen and her abba and that we got to see Jewish traditions just as part of Ellen's every day life. I've had l'cha dodi stuck in my head all day now though.
This book had a lot of great moments for the audience to learn about Judaism, gender identity, sexual orientation and autism.
I will now be reading all of A.J. Sass' other work as soon as possible!
Graphic: Ableism, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Racism, Bullying, and Transphobia
Minor: Deadnaming
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I basically read this book in one sitting because it was paced so well, and I was so engaged by the characters. This is AJ Sass's second book, but you can bet that I will be on the lookout for what he writes in the future. I've thoroughly enjoyed both books so far!
Graphic: Ableism, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia
Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, and Racism
netflixismyroommate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Transphobia, Bullying, and Ableism
belle2008's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying and Outing
daycia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Outing, Ableism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia