Muffled

Middle grade GOLD. I inhaled this story in one sitting and ached the entire time for highly sensitive 5th grader Amelia and the world’s inability to try to understand her needs. As someone with a mild noise sensitivity myself, I could relate so strongly with Amelia and wanted to cry every time an ad......more

I was almost in disbelief when this book was first announced on PM. I have never come across a novel (much less one for children) about sound sensitivity. I've suffered from Misophonia since I was ten, which is nearly two decades now. Reading this book, I'd never felt so seen, or thought someone els......more

Amelia is starting 5th grade, and her parents and teachers want it to be a fresh start for the noise-sensitive student . . . which means no noise-cancelling headphones this year. But Amelia doesn't feel ready to navigate her loud world without some kind of buffer. Thank goodness for purple earmuffs!......more

Such a wonderfully written middle grade novel with fantastic metaphors and character growth. I do wish the teachers did something about the teasing as that part was just kind of ignored and it makes me sad that Amelia and her friend have endured and will continue to endure being teased / bullied wit......more