Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
After attempting suicide and surviving, Addison is headed back to high school classes, where she knows everyone else knows what went down. But Addison isn’t the only one struggling. Throughout the day, Addison interacts with others whose secrets are hidden, unknowingly making the day brighter and lending courage, as one seemingly unimportant interaction did for her.
In reading heart-warming stories like this one, I start to wonder if kindness is really so simple. Not three days after finishing Addison’s (and co’s) story, a similar little kindness was extended to me in real life. And it made a difference. Addison’s story reminds us that everyone is struggling, even if they don’t look like they are, and everyone just wants someone to be kind to them. I hope kindness will start with me and every other reader of this book.
The majority of characters are described as “pale” or are otherwise implied white, but there are also several characters that are described as “dark brown" or are otherwise implied Black, like Booker and Hazel. The mature content rating is for mentions of drugs, alcohol, and illegal activity; innuendo; and implied sexual abuse. The violence rating is for mentions of abuse, self harm, and guns as well as for discussions of suicide.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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