Summary
From the acclaimed author of Tune It Out and Roll with It comes a “needed, hopeful” ( Booklist ) middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one life-changing summer.
Twelve-year-old June Delancey is kicking summer off with a bang. She shaves her head and sets two goals: she will beat her anxiety and be the lion she knows she can be, instead of the mouse everyone sees. And she and her single mama will own<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534486027 |
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| ISBN-10: | 153448602X |
| Author: | Jamie Sumner |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“The novel offers a compassionate portrayal of anxiety’s toll and a sweetly supportive mother-daughter relationship… An encouraging portrait of living with anxiety.” – Kirkus Reviews
“With a sensitive hand, Sumner offers a realistic portrayal of how those around you, therapy, and medication can all work together to help an anxious mind… A needed, hopeful book for middle-grade readers on friendship, mental health, and acceptance.” – Booklist
“In a love letter to libraries told in June’s thoughtful voice, Sumner vividly traces one adolescent’s anxiety and its attendant difficulties.”
– Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Jamie Sumner
Jamie Sumner is the author of the Roll with It trilogy, Tune It Out, One Kid’s Trash, The Summer of June, Maid for It, Deep Water, Please Pay Attention, Schooled, Glory Be, and Wish You Well.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs.
She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee.
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