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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Yes
Short, quick middle grade read written in prose poetry and free verse. It may have been better in book format as that was hard to follow in the audio book. The shortbook is a dual narrative of Callie, a girl who has Tourette’s Syndrome and her friend/neighbor, Jinsong. Themes explored include: sense of home, friendship, confidence, acceptance, anxiety, and morality.
Fun book to have some real discussions and challenge my students!
Fun book to have some real discussions and challenge my students!
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Yes
Listened to the audiobook because I wanted a quick and easy read. This book is definitely written for middle school aged kids or younger. Overall, I thought it was a wholesome story but there were a lot of head-scratching choices made by the author.
I wouldn’t really recommend this to any of my friends but maybe a middle schooler.
I wouldn’t really recommend this to any of my friends but maybe a middle schooler.
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
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
emotional
I have to remember that I am an adult reading this book. However, I thought it was kind of all over the place. I chose to read it because it was a quick available audio book I could read until I got one of the books I had on hold. Probably cute for kids.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
This beautiful story is told part in verse, in alternating viewpoints. The story of a girl with Tourette's who has been convinced to hide her illness at new school after new school. Her and her mother have moved 10 times. The girl hopes this time she can make a best friend. I fell in love with this girl. How she clings to her hope, despite being moved over and over again. She longs to be enough for her mother, just her. Have her mom not need another boyfriend, another man in her life. This book was a beautiful story to listen to, the story flows from this narrator's mouth like a song. I just loved it.