A review by cc_shelflove
When Elephants Fly by Nancy Richardson Fischer

4.0

With a great family history of schizophrenia, genetics are certainly not on Lily’s side. Her response? She develops a Twelve-Year Plan; follow the rules, and she just might avoid the disease. A conversation with her school counselor, however, makes Lily see what she did not before. If she is faced with a diagnosis in the future, what life will she have to fight for? Enter the updated, badass Lily, the one who takes risks and stands up for what she believes in. While this book was on the younger end of YA, its messages were clear and the writing was solid. The open ending left me hoping for the best for Lily and Swifty.

“‘I’ve been stuck in one place, too. It’s time to start living.’”