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A review by ellieschaben
Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
Thank you to Atheneum Books and Jamie Sumner for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This story is told through the eyes of Bea, a kid with cerebral palsy and a wheelchair, who experiences a school shooting and has PTSD afterwards. Bea already hasn’t had the easiest start in life with a severe disorder that affects many aspects of her life. She has a wheelchair and braces on her legs. Her experience of the school shooter and finding her guardian afterwards brought tears to my eyes. I’m not a parent yet, but I never hope to experience the scene that Jamie Sumner wrote. The PTSD Bea has after the shooting is so raw and sad. Her guardian is so empathetic and understanding and helps Bea process so many big feelings in ways that she can. The ending letter can be applied to this tragedy but also a lot of the potential bills that are currently going through our political system. This book was so good, and, while it’s written for children/middle grade, adults should find this one worthy of their time.
This story is told through the eyes of Bea, a kid with cerebral palsy and a wheelchair, who experiences a school shooting and has PTSD afterwards. Bea already hasn’t had the easiest start in life with a severe disorder that affects many aspects of her life. She has a wheelchair and braces on her legs. Her experience of the school shooter and finding her guardian afterwards brought tears to my eyes. I’m not a parent yet, but I never hope to experience the scene that Jamie Sumner wrote. The PTSD Bea has after the shooting is so raw and sad. Her guardian is so empathetic and understanding and helps Bea process so many big feelings in ways that she can. The ending letter can be applied to this tragedy but also a lot of the potential bills that are currently going through our political system. This book was so good, and, while it’s written for children/middle grade, adults should find this one worthy of their time.