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Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt

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greenlivingaudioworm's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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fyziksgirl's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

How do I put words to the impact of this book? When I read the first chapters, it felt like a punch to the solar plexus, like I couldn't get air into my lungs, because I'd never heard my experience described so perfectly.

As it went on, I sobbed, repeatedly. When she first was in a space where she could be herself, when kind adults spoke to her of autism as normal and rocked her world, when her teacher went so above and beyond to understand her and help her understand herself. Her experience is authentic beyond words, and these people she meets are the ones I want every autistic child to have a chance to meet.

My kids listened with me and regularly paused to discuss the ableism and the wrong-headedness of some characters, and how happy they were for the main character as she finds herself. There were so many good discussions that will apply to their lives, and it meant so much to see themselves or their siblings represented so deeply.

If you are autistic, this will resonate with you and heal your inner child who was just told explicitly and tacitly to just fit in better, try harder, apply yourself. If you are allistic (not autistic) this will give you critical insight into how autistic minds tick; please, read it.

This book is important. This book is beautiful. I am so glad this book was written.

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miblette's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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literatehedgehog's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Middle grade novels in verse have a special place in my heart. This one is up there with Full Cicada Moon and Garvey's Choice; it is an important story told well, with a purposeful poetic format.

Once this is in paperback, this would be an excellent poetry book club choice.

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