Answers in the Pages

Wow! A marvelous, timely middle-grade novel about book banning in public school. Eerily similar to recent headlines, although handled with tact and grace. The central dilemma is an adventure novel taught to 5th graders. A mom reads the last sentence of the book which has a male kid expressing "love"......more

"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us." °•*⁀➷ I know this is long... but I can promise it is worth the read. I think the most powerful part of this story for me was when Donovan told his Mom, "I know you're on my si......more

Less than 48 hours ago, this book was donated to my Little Free Library Shed. I was intrigued. Being a short book, I began reading. I didn’t stop. I just closed the book, and I am feeling every moment of it. I want to talk about it with you. I would love to hear your thoughts below. Interestingly en......more

I'm in awe of David Levithan authoring this book. It's fantastic. It's a middle grade book with some big ideas. There are three stories told in this book. I knew one of them would come around in the end and I wasn't sure how it would be done. It was a wonderful surprise. My Niece is reading this book......more

"And there's even a gay kid in my class." "No, there isn't," Mom said. "Yes, there is," I said. "How can you say 'No, there isn't'? That makes no sense." "Nobody your age can know what he or she is. You're too young. You can decide those things later, but not now." pg. 122 I thought this was a great boo......more