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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
**This may or not be spoiler-y. So I'm warning just to be sure.*
This. Goodness does this give me some feels I wasn't ready for!
I'm finally at a break within my job where I can take the time to listen to some audiobooks again while I'm working. My goal: usually something short, sweet, and to the point or something that's highly, highly anticipated. I'd had this short story saved for awhile on Libby and was super excited when I saw that it came available right around the beginning of the month and figured it would be a good short little thing to get the new juices flowing. I am not sure what genre this is actually considered.
Meet Calliope June: the new girl at school that has some difficulty making friends for two reasons: she moves a lot & she has Tourette Syndrome.
[Insert Calli's neighbor who at first tries to fit in and joins in on making fun of Calli and her TS but then decides as Student Council President he has a duty to be friends with everyone and to be kind.]
A friendship blossoms.
Calli moves again.
They promise never to forget each other. :)
I really recommend this short listen to truthfully anyone, but as it's based to middle-grade readers, I definitely recommend if you have a child that you're trying to make understand the importance of people being 'different' but still being human. It's written in a way that is poetic and beautiful; but is still easily understandable to even the youngest of minds.
Thought I don't personally know anyone with Tourette Syndrome, I do feel that this has good representation of how it might be portrayed and how it can make a person feel - if I'm out of line here, please; let me know.
If you're looking for a short and cute read that will tug at the heart strings, I highly recommend this. Forget It, You WILL NOT. <3
This. Goodness does this give me some feels I wasn't ready for!
I'm finally at a break within my job where I can take the time to listen to some audiobooks again while I'm working. My goal: usually something short, sweet, and to the point or something that's highly, highly anticipated. I'd had this short story saved for awhile on Libby and was super excited when I saw that it came available right around the beginning of the month and figured it would be a good short little thing to get the new juices flowing. I am not sure what genre this is actually considered.
Meet Calliope June: the new girl at school that has some difficulty making friends for two reasons: she moves a lot & she has Tourette Syndrome.
[Insert Calli's neighbor who at first tries to fit in and joins in on making fun of Calli and her TS but then decides as Student Council President he has a duty to be friends with everyone and to be kind.]
A friendship blossoms.
Calli moves again.
They promise never to forget each other. :)
I really recommend this short listen to truthfully anyone, but as it's based to middle-grade readers, I definitely recommend if you have a child that you're trying to make understand the importance of people being 'different' but still being human. It's written in a way that is poetic and beautiful; but is still easily understandable to even the youngest of minds.
Thought I don't personally know anyone with Tourette Syndrome, I do feel that this has good representation of how it might be portrayed and how it can make a person feel - if I'm out of line here, please; let me know.
If you're looking for a short and cute read that will tug at the heart strings, I highly recommend this. Forget It, You WILL NOT. <3
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-paced
4.5 stars
TW: http://bit.ly/3kq0jHF
This middle grade story written in verse tackles huge issues like bullying, life with Tourette’s, a neglectful single parent, racism, you name it.
We follow Calliope June, who is suffering from the neurological disorder Tourette's, so she has active tics like making croaking noises, hitting herself, yelling out words, etc. Calli wears funky, vintage clothing to draw attention to her clothing and away from her tics. She catches the eye of her popular, next door neighbor, Jinsong, and Jinsong struggles to keep Calli as a friend with her being pegged as the “weird new girl”.
Calli also struggles with her mom having a series of unsuccessful, toxic relationships that always end in them moving to a whole new city, so Calli is constantly moving around and leaving friends behind.
It’s all about respecting differences and accepting others as well as yourself, along with the power of friendship! It became so heartwarming, even with all of the struggles that Calli and Jinsong both faced and overcame. I would 100% recommend this to anyone, and it’s a great novel for young kids to read and resonate with.
TW: http://bit.ly/3kq0jHF
This middle grade story written in verse tackles huge issues like bullying, life with Tourette’s, a neglectful single parent, racism, you name it.
We follow Calliope June, who is suffering from the neurological disorder Tourette's, so she has active tics like making croaking noises, hitting herself, yelling out words, etc. Calli wears funky, vintage clothing to draw attention to her clothing and away from her tics. She catches the eye of her popular, next door neighbor, Jinsong, and Jinsong struggles to keep Calli as a friend with her being pegged as the “weird new girl”.
Calli also struggles with her mom having a series of unsuccessful, toxic relationships that always end in them moving to a whole new city, so Calli is constantly moving around and leaving friends behind.
It’s all about respecting differences and accepting others as well as yourself, along with the power of friendship! It became so heartwarming, even with all of the struggles that Calli and Jinsong both faced and overcame. I would 100% recommend this to anyone, and it’s a great novel for young kids to read and resonate with.