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helenfarch 's review for:
The Greatest Thing
by Sarah Winifred Searle
emotional
hopeful
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
Winifred is about to start Year 10 at school, but her two best friends have transferred to a different school and now she is all alone.
Winifred has never been comfortable in her own skin and struggles with her mental health, so the idea of being on her own at school is terrifying for her.
Luckily she meets Oscar and April in art class. They are different too but seem much more comfortable in being just who they are.
As Winifred, Oscar and April become closer they decide to work together on a zine - which becomes a way Winifred to finally start to express how she is really feeling inside.
This graphic novel will resonate with so many people who don't feel happy in their own skin and suffer from self-doubt and depression but don't know how to ask for help.
As the author notes at the end of the book, this is a work of fiction but based on real events from their own high school experiences, which I think what makes Winifred's story feel so real and relatable.
Highly recommended.
Thanks to Hachette Australia for the review copy of this book.
Winifred has never been comfortable in her own skin and struggles with her mental health, so the idea of being on her own at school is terrifying for her.
Luckily she meets Oscar and April in art class. They are different too but seem much more comfortable in being just who they are.
As Winifred, Oscar and April become closer they decide to work together on a zine - which becomes a way Winifred to finally start to express how she is really feeling inside.
This graphic novel will resonate with so many people who don't feel happy in their own skin and suffer from self-doubt and depression but don't know how to ask for help.
As the author notes at the end of the book, this is a work of fiction but based on real events from their own high school experiences, which I think what makes Winifred's story feel so real and relatable.
Highly recommended.
Thanks to Hachette Australia for the review copy of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness