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This one just didn't click with me.
samwlabb's review
5.0
Rating: 4.5 Stars
What happens when the anxious bowler's shoe hits the lonely new girl on the head? They strike up a great friendship, of course.
• Pro: This book delivered so many feels! It was touching and heartwarming and just so precious and sweet. I swear my heart exploded over and over again as I read this book.
• Pro: Family was a really important part of this story, and Gephart doesn't just show the bright and shiny side of family. She also showed the imperfect side, and I like that she included some family conflict, because it gave her a chance to explore things like resolution and forgiveness.
• Pro: What an interesting group of kids. Amy was a writer, Miles was a bowling hustler, Randall was a fashionista, and Tate was a knitting weight-lifter. I absolutely adored all four of them, and their friendship was spectacular.
• Pro: Gephart really did an outstanding job thoughtfully exploring feelings of loneliness, grief, and regret. And, I loved seeing boys, who shared their emotions with each other. It's so important for young men to see that it's acceptable to be in touch with their feelings.
• Pro: I really enjoyed the way the story was told. It was alternating third person omniscient, with the addition of a third point of view, "a nosy, noisy narrator", who I really enjoyed.
• Pro: This entire book tugged at my heartstrings, but the ending totally snapped them. It was so, so sweet and unexpected, and I think it could give a lot of comfort to a tween, who had suffered a loss.
Overall: An endearing story of friendship, loss, endings, and beginnings, which touched my heart.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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What happens when the anxious bowler's shoe hits the lonely new girl on the head? They strike up a great friendship, of course.
• Pro: This book delivered so many feels! It was touching and heartwarming and just so precious and sweet. I swear my heart exploded over and over again as I read this book.
• Pro: Family was a really important part of this story, and Gephart doesn't just show the bright and shiny side of family. She also showed the imperfect side, and I like that she included some family conflict, because it gave her a chance to explore things like resolution and forgiveness.
• Pro: What an interesting group of kids. Amy was a writer, Miles was a bowling hustler, Randall was a fashionista, and Tate was a knitting weight-lifter. I absolutely adored all four of them, and their friendship was spectacular.
• Pro: Gephart really did an outstanding job thoughtfully exploring feelings of loneliness, grief, and regret. And, I loved seeing boys, who shared their emotions with each other. It's so important for young men to see that it's acceptable to be in touch with their feelings.
• Pro: I really enjoyed the way the story was told. It was alternating third person omniscient, with the addition of a third point of view, "a nosy, noisy narrator", who I really enjoyed.
• Pro: This entire book tugged at my heartstrings, but the ending totally snapped them. It was so, so sweet and unexpected, and I think it could give a lot of comfort to a tween, who had suffered a loss.
Overall: An endearing story of friendship, loss, endings, and beginnings, which touched my heart.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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ejderwood's review
2.0
I was bored by the setting, the characters, and the shoveling morals down my throat. I realise that showing not telling is pretty fundamental and not everyone can do it well but this seemed an exceptionally badly done work by someone who was trying just way way too hard.
dilema's review
5.0
Oh, how absolutely lovely this book was! There were so many excellent aspects, from the story within the story that Amy wrote to her family's handling of grief to Tate's eccentricities to Randall's obliviousness to Miles's absolute sweetheartness. It could all be happening right now it felt so very real. And Mr. Schu: I'm in love!
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