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greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Grief, Bullying, Abandonment, Child death, and Transphobia
aus10england's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- 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
1.75
Maybe I missed something? This book seemed to be trying to get a lot accomplished in a short amount of time. I didn’t really buy it. Plus the adult characters seemed highly useless. The messages were sweet and the diversity was of course wonderful, but I wonder if it would have been more successful if we had just focused on one main character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Homophobia
audreylee's review
emotional
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
5.0
This book is transcendent. There is a wonderful sense of loving oneself and serving your community by caring for others. This book is for everyone.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying and Transphobia
kportalareads's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- 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 loved the message of this book. I love how the characters are connected in such a small, but impactful way. The only reason I did not give a full five stars is because it took me a little while to get into the story and by the end I wanted more!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Bullying, and Child death
imstephtacular's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia
Minor: Homophobia
silverbuttonbooks's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia, Bullying, and Child death
arlangrey17's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Transphobia, and Bullying
valereads's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
"It takes courage to see things in a new way. And it takes even more courage to speak up and help others to see it too."
This inspiring middle grade novel explores themes of bullying and how one act of kindness can change the lives of many others. It follows four kids with very different lives: Libby, a creative soul who is bullied by her parents and brother. Vincent, a kid who doesn't know how to fit in and doesn't think he wants to. Jack, who in his quest to save his small town school might end up becoming a bully himself. And T, a homeless non-binary kid who just wants to be themself.
I wasn't sure what I'd think of this book going in but picked it up because I heard it was a middle grade with non-binary rep and, as a non-binary trans reviewer, I want more middle grades with trans representation. Overall I did enjoy it. Perhaps if I read this when I was a child or teen it would become one of my favourite books.
This book is about the importance of being kind and standing up to bullies. It's also about how you never know what is going on inside of somebody's mind and heart. It is a great book for middle grade readers and can act as an introduction to the idea of transgender and non-binary people for kids.
Content Warnings: transphobia, unintentional misgendering, bullying, emotional abuse, child death, grief
"It takes courage to see things in a new way. And it takes even more courage to speak up and help others to see it too."
This inspiring middle grade novel explores themes of bullying and how one act of kindness can change the lives of many others. It follows four kids with very different lives: Libby, a creative soul who is bullied by her parents and brother. Vincent, a kid who doesn't know how to fit in and doesn't think he wants to. Jack, who in his quest to save his small town school might end up becoming a bully himself. And T, a homeless non-binary kid who just wants to be themself.
I wasn't sure what I'd think of this book going in but picked it up because I heard it was a middle grade with non-binary rep and, as a non-binary trans reviewer, I want more middle grades with trans representation. Overall I did enjoy it. Perhaps if I read this when I was a child or teen it would become one of my favourite books.
This book is about the importance of being kind and standing up to bullies. It's also about how you never know what is going on inside of somebody's mind and heart. It is a great book for middle grade readers and can act as an introduction to the idea of transgender and non-binary people for kids.
Content Warnings: transphobia, unintentional misgendering, bullying, emotional abuse, child death, grief
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Transphobia
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