Sticks & Stones

Name: Sticks & Stones
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Abby Cooper
ISBN: 9781666104165

Author: Abby Cooper

Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/16/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was just "cute" and "adorable," but as she's gotten older and kids have gotten meaner, words like "loser" and "pathetic" appear, and those words bubble up and itch. And then there are words like "interesting," which she's not really sure how to feel about.

Now, at age twelve, she's starting middle school, and just when her friends who used to accept and protect her are drifting away, she receives an anonymous note saying "I know who you are, and I know what you're dealing with. I want to help." As Elyse works to solve the mystery of who is sending her these notes, she also finds new ways to accept who she is and to become her best self.

About Abby Cooper

Previously a K-8 library media specialist, Abby Cooper is now a full-time author of books for children. She has written the novels Bubbles and Sticks and Stones. Friend or Fiction is her third novel for middle-grade readers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brooks on January 20, 2016

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. If anyone ever tells you that all the good ideas in fiction have been used up, scoff at them. Scoff at them hard. Because Abby Cooper's book, Sticks and Stones, is proof that originality isn't dead. I started reading this without taking......more

Goodreads review by Dee on December 09, 2015

So glad I got to read this one and will be pre-ordering my copy! The author did a great job of mixing serious issues with humor and fun. Elyse is a character who clearly has some struggles ahead of her and when she starts middle school we see them. The voice in this book is spot on and funny, which......more

Goodreads review by Jen on December 20, 2015

I adored this book! The whole concept is brilliant and enough to make any middle school kid (er, and adult) cringe, but I especially love the twist that the names Elyse calls herself also start showing up. It's such a powerful while not-at-all-preachy book about self-esteem and learning to love ones......more

Goodreads review by Emily on May 09, 2016

This book needs to be on every middle school book shelf! The main character, Elyse, fights a genetic disease in which the words others say about her (good and bad) stick to her arms and legs like tattoos. Then the words she thinks about herself start showing up! Through mysterious encouraging letter......more