Hummingbird

If I picked the Newbery Award, it would be this book right here. It’s a masterpiece of middle grade. I cried no fewer than three times while reading. If you trust my opinion at all, read it.......more

My bones are fragile, but I am not. When Olive Miracle Martin transfers in to Macklemore Middle School in her blinged up school jacket and her bedazzled wheelchair, the 5th grade will never be the same. BTW, she has two wheelchairs. One is named Dolly Parton and the other Reba. This girl has good ta......more

✰ 4.5 stars ✰ “Fragile is what I’ll always be. I get that. But I am a thousand other things, too. I’m whole constellations of wonders and weirdness and hope.” The opening lines to Hummingbird is both powerful and impactful - it is the courage and resilience and positivity of Olive, who even having t......more

I love Olive's spirit throughout. She is such a sweet soul - hopeful for herself and a friend to everyone else. While I love some magical realism, the middle of this book was so magical that I ended up confused about how, exactly, to take this story. Sloths and llamas in a turret library? Was I read......more