The Deepest Breath, Meg Grehan
The Deepest Breath, Meg Grehan
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The Deepest Breath

Author: Meg Grehan

Narrator: Heather O'Neill

Unabridged: 1 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Stevie is an avid reader and knows a lot of things about a lot of things. She knows how to send Morse code through her bedroom wall to her
mom. She knows the names of the constellations. And she knows that an octopus has three hearts and nine brains. Knowing things makes her feel safe, powerful, and in control should anything bad happen.

But there’s one more thing Stevie doesn’t know, one thing she wants to understand above everything else, and one thing she isn’t quite ready to share
with her mom: the fizzy feeling she gets in her chest when she looks at her friend Chloe. What does it mean, and why isn’t she ready to talk about it?
In this poetic exploration of identity and anxiety, Stevie must confront her fears to find inner freedom, all while discovering it is our connections with others that make us stronger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wren on March 31, 2019

Reader, I cried. This is a heartwarming, emotional look at a very young girl realising she likes girls and trying to tell her mum, the person she trusts most in the world. It made me cry and feel the biggest love for the human race. Meg's writing is so beautiful and flows like water.......more

Goodreads review by kate on May 16, 2019

Okay, this was beyond pure. An utterly lovely story of self discovery, identity and how daunting the world can be when you’re young and unsure of it all. Although I unfortunately didn’t love the verse structure of this book, with delightful characters (especially Stevie), heart-warming relationships a......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on June 28, 2024

Oh my... What a devastatingly beautiful and heartwarming book. I originally checked this book out because I was looking for something shorter to read for a readathon, but I wasn't anticipating the beauty of this story. The Deepest Breath told in free verse, follows main character Stevie who is an avi......more

Goodreads review by Floor on December 04, 2020

This book was very cute! However I wonder if the structure of the book would appeal to a lot of young readers as it's written in verse. Overal it's a nice book about finding out about your sexuality and wanting to know if it's normal that you have a crush on someone of the same sex.......more

Goodreads review by Monica on December 01, 2024

This was such a heartwarming and lovely book and one that I wish all LGBTQ+ children would have had growing up! This story is about a girl named Stevie and her trying to answer her question of why she is feeling certain feelings for a female friend/classmate named Chloe. The story explores Stevie fi......more