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A Seven-Letter Word by Kim Slater
2.0

This is a case of what happens when a book tries to be too much. I would have really loved this book if it had just been a story about a boy with a stutter, who learns to be heard while playing Scrabble and making new friends.

But, alas, it wasn't just that story. Instead, there are missing mothers, suspicious goings-on, and everything else that went on in this book to make it a mishmash of weird storylines
Spoiler the affair! the stolen information! the whole subplot with crazy man! the pregnancy! OH MY GOD it was insane!!!!
. I really feel that this book could have been great if it was a lot less. Instead, I didn't find myself liking it much at all.