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A review by kostrike11
Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester
4.0
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breathe and count back from ten- natalia sylvester
★ ★ ★ ★
•hip dysplasia
•latina representation
•mermaids
•swimming
•boy-next-door
Verónica is a Peruvian- American teen with dreams of finding herself. Throughout her life, Verónica has been in and out of surgeries to care for her hip dysplasia. The only activity that helps ease the pain and take her mind off the struggles of being a teenager is swimming. She lives in a town where mermaids are fantasized about, and children can believe in fairytales. When try-outs open for a new mermaid at the nearby theme park, Verónica knows she has to give it her all, despite the pressures from her parents.
I loved the disability representation in this novel. Verónica is not an object to be looked at and deserves nobody’s sympathy. She is just a girl who longs to be herself. The parental rules and struggles are also very relatable, and I adored the relationship with Dani, Verónica’s younger sister. This is a story about accepting yourself for who you are and learning how to advocate for your own body. I enjoyed every moment of it and the story was a perfect opening for summer reading.
breathe and count back from ten- natalia sylvester
★ ★ ★ ★
•hip dysplasia
•latina representation
•mermaids
•swimming
•boy-next-door
Verónica is a Peruvian- American teen with dreams of finding herself. Throughout her life, Verónica has been in and out of surgeries to care for her hip dysplasia. The only activity that helps ease the pain and take her mind off the struggles of being a teenager is swimming. She lives in a town where mermaids are fantasized about, and children can believe in fairytales. When try-outs open for a new mermaid at the nearby theme park, Verónica knows she has to give it her all, despite the pressures from her parents.
I loved the disability representation in this novel. Verónica is not an object to be looked at and deserves nobody’s sympathy. She is just a girl who longs to be herself. The parental rules and struggles are also very relatable, and I adored the relationship with Dani, Verónica’s younger sister. This is a story about accepting yourself for who you are and learning how to advocate for your own body. I enjoyed every moment of it and the story was a perfect opening for summer reading.