A review by thenextgenlibrarian
My Life in the Fish Tank by Barbara Dee

5.0

I just devoured this MG book. Barbara Dee has such a gift for taking topics that are relevant in today’s youth and writing just beautiful and important MG novels for them to relate to and learn from. This book reminded me of Still A Work In Progress but instead of a bulimic sister, Zin has a bipolar brother. This is a topic not written about much and I am so happy that Dee was able to bring the stigma out of the shadows. So many kids are struggling with this either themselves or with family members like Zin. The whole story was told in such a realistic way. I loved this book from start to finish. Thanks Edelweiss for an ARC. All opinions are my own.