Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (Bullying)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Someone writes a message on a card "You are Awesome," and leaves it to be discovered. As different people discover it, things start to change. Libby is a bully, but she wants to change. However, that is hard and she finds herself suspended from school again. We also meet Jack who is fighting to keep his small school open. The state says there are no money to keep it open and they will bus the students to a school in the city. Jack finds it hard to remember what and who counts the most. Next we meet Vincent, a mathematical genius who really admires Katherine Johnson. Vincent is bullied at school and it is getting worse. Then we meet T who ran away from home and is determined to make a home in a tent on a rainy sidewalk. Each child tells their own story, and T writes in all free verse.
I loved the story of each person and how hard they worked on overcoming their individual struggles. I really enjoyed the book but I was not happy with the surprise at the end. Other than that, I loved the book.
Ellen-Anita, LMS
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