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Read with my 13 year old niece after seeing the author together. We both enjoyed reading it and found it hard to put down towards the last quarter of the book.
Ms. Chow weaves a realistic and insightful story, exposing a painful and confusing experience of grief by the 6th grade protagonist.
I especially appreciated the story exposing the reader to non-threatening, patient and grace-filled counseling sessions. Seeing a counselor was normalized and the protagonist was helped through the experience ...more
Ms. Chow weaves a realistic and insightful story, exposing a painful and confusing experience of grief by the 6th grade protagonist.
I especially appreciated the story exposing the reader to non-threatening, patient and grace-filled counseling sessions. Seeing a counselor was normalized and the protagonist was helped through the experience ...more
For a children's book, I did not expect for this to have such a powerful impact on me, but I couldn't have been more wrong. This book really hit home and at a very crucial time for me. Like the main character Amie, I lost my dad and the grieving process has been hard. You can tell that the author unfortunately understands this pain all too well because it resonates so well throughout the book. What I appreciate is that all different types of grief are portrayed, because it truly is an emotional
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Aug 15, 2023
Ashley Love Sellers
marked it as to-read
