AfterMath

In a Nutshell: What a brilliant book this is! And yet, it leaves me with a niggling doubt about whether its content is suitable for children. Story: Twelve year old Lucy’s family is struggling with the death of her younger brother from a congenital heart defect. In an attempt to make a fresh start,......more

I love how the writing gets to do exactly what it meant to deliver. The story is about grief, terminal illness, gun violence, PTSD, OCD and coming of age. The story needs a certain state of mind to read. This is one of those books we do need to read not to enjoy but to understand how the families and......more

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. ***AUDIO BOOK VERSION*** Trigger warning: Gun violence, terminal illness, PTSD, OCD. After/Math is a beautifully narrated and sensitively written story about a young girl who has mo......more

I have to start this review by admitting how upset I am that a topic like this is necessary as a middle grade book. Unfortunately, attacks on children in their own schools are a harsh reality for everyone, and whether it has happened to a child or not, it is something that we see often enough on the......more