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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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