Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

Mid-Air

Alicia D. Williams with Danica Novgorodoff (Illustrator)

320 pages • first pub 2024 (view editions)

fiction middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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Mid-Air is perfect for the reader who aches to see an eighth-grade boy wrestle with guilt after his best friend’s death tries to stitch the remaining pieces of friendship back together through Guinness World Record attempts while wondering whether sensitivity is something he must outgrow to survive.

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A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling in this stunning middle grade novel in verse from the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again. I...

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Community Reviews

4.32
based on 208 reviews

Moods

emotional: 87%

hopeful: 52%

reflective: 48%

sad: 48%

challenging: 32%

inspiring: 32%

adventurous: 17%

funny: 14%

tense: 11%

dark: 4%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

39% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
4% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

96% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

96% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

94% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

58% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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