The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
sjclay122's review
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Homophobia
melmattocks21's review against another edition
4.5
I found the writing a bit hard to follow at times, as it jumped around a lot. Also, the ending was very abrupt. I wish we got to learn more about post 7th grade life, rather than a 4-5 page summary.
Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, and Bullying
lettuce_read's review
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Murder
jessoehrlein's review against another edition
3.0
About processing lots of things and how those impact middle school kids: past family trauma, death in the family, poverty, being gay (and especially being a more femme boy).
Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, and Homophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death
bookiesncookies's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia and Bullying
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief
readingwithcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
One of the things that felt most authentic to me for this book was Damian's journey to discovering that he likes boys instead of girls. Throughout the book, he constantly talks about ways he's different than the other boys in his class, but it's not until middle school that he really realizes that he has different romantic feelings, too. There's alos a positive representation of therapy, and Damian finally gets the help that he needs.Â
Overall, this is an effective graphic novel that would definitely have a home on any school or library shelf.
Graphic: Cancer, Bullying, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Moderate: Grief
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
CW: homophobia, bullying
Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia