EL, MS - OPTIONAL
8th grader Amelia is starting three years after her older
sister, Clara, died in a sad accident on the lake in their small town. Instead of a letter she wrote to herself a
couple years earlier for school, Amelia gets Clara’s letter with a list of five
things to accomplish that year. Amelia
decides that maybe fulfilling Clara’s list will help her stop hurting so
much. Amelia is going to get some
surprises.
Am I just now noticing this proliferation of 12yo /13yo girls who are filled with angst and anxiety?
Holt does a much better job than some I have read lately in skating the
line between girl who has issues she can eventually grow with vs girl who needs
deep psychiatric care and in-facility care.
I still want more books about boys who deal with tough issues too. I’m tired of girls always being the neurotic
ones.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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