When twelve-year-old Ivy’s rural Georgia home is destroyed in a tornado, herdistress over the upheaval experienced by her large, now hotel-dwelling family iscompounded by the loss of her notebook full of drawings of herself holding handswith another girl. A first purchase for public and school libraries.- Jenni Frencham, Columbus Public Library, WI Give to fans of Tim Federle’s Better Nate than Ever or Barbara Dee’s Star-Crossed. Young readers will find Ivy’s challenges very real and will sympathize with her choices, both good and bad. Ivy doesn’t feel comfortable discussing her blossoming romantic feelings with her family but is able to find a trusted adult in whom to confide. She is too young to help care for her twin brothers but old enough that she is often forgotten about.
The protagonist struggles with the disappearance of a beloved journal after a tornado and a lack of privacy while sharing one room with her entire family. Filling a much-needed gap in middle grade literature, this story addresses not just the topic of a first crush, but also the invisibility frequently felt by middle children. What’s worse, Ivy is developing feelings for another girl at school but after hearing the way her older sister reacted when her best friend came out, Ivy doesn’t know who to talk to.
Already often overlooked as the middle child, Ivy feels even more invisible now that her family of six shares a small hotel room. In the aftermath of a tornado, Ivy and her family find themselves without a home and dependent upon the kindness of others. A sweet story of a first crush and being stuck in the middle.
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