A review by librariann
Five Things about Ava Andrews by Margaret Dilloway

Only 13 pages in and I'm already like WHERE WAS THIS BOOK WHEN I WAS IN SIXTH GRADE. Would it have given me the language to advocate for my needs?

This:

I sit in the aisle closest to the door. It's one of the accommodations in my 504 medical plan for school, which lists the things I do to manage my anxiety and heart condition. The ability to leave makes me feel less nervous about having to sit in a class.

And this:

I nod at Mr. Sukow but also raise my hand for the bathroom pass, an index finger pointed to the ceiling, the signal my teachers agreed on that I can use, no matter what else is going on in class. It's my get-out-of-jail card.