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Fractured families, blended families, school and social issues, ADHD... this book is an honest look at how all these things affect 11 year olds Elin and Jamie as they are forced to live under the same roof. I particularly found the writing of Jamie to be moving.

samanthabooks19's review against another edition

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3.0

This is a very cute and moving book, but at first I didn't think that. For the 150 pages or so, I really considered DNFing the book. It seemed like every time I tried to read it, I would just get more and more mad at the characters.

Not many will probably have the same feelings I did towards the characters. For me, it was really more angering because it reflected my own life. My own sister has ADHD and so I found myself reflecting on my own person irritations with it. But i'm glad I pushed through.

The ending is what really raised my rating of the book. I love the character's acceptance of themselves and others. I think this book had a really good message and was very informative. I would definitely recommend this to a child, so they are able to learn more about people and why some do what they do. It also teaches kids(and adults alike) about getting along with others.

sandrasbettencourt's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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5.0

Intended for a younger reader, but as a person with adhd, I feel so valid.

nabicheo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Çocukların iç dünyasını anlatmada çok başarılı
Soluksuz okunacak kadar güzel bir kitaptı
Sonu da çok güzel bağlanmış
Aradaki detay cümleler beni çok etkiledi
Her yaşın severek okuyabileceği çok güzel bir kitaptı okunmalı
Daha yazılacak o kadar güzel şey var ki 🫶

msvenner's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars? As the parent of an ADHD child I sought this out as a book with an ADHD child as a main character. I’m not sure how to give words to my reactions. Much of this rang true for me but parts of it felt more like the author was just taking a composite of the ADHD experience and ramming it into one character. I liked the characters and how the author gave voice to what was motivating the actions that adults see. I did feel that there was a lot of nuance missing. My child is older now. I wish we’d had them when we were reading together. It would have been a great discussion tool for them to put words around their own ADHD experience.

river_mae's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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