Speechless

HOLY CATS, this was good. I was hoping for something solid, as my last few reads have been kind of ho-hum, and this more than delivered. I'm almost wishing I still had my top 10 lists of 2018 to write up because this might have made it. This story is middle grade perfection. Highly recommended, firs......more

I found Speechless to be one of those unexpected books. Instead of being this soft, sweet look at grief, it has this very frank, unapologetic look at some of the uglier stuff that a family goes through in a bad situation like this. Jimmy didn’t have a good relationship with his cousin Patrick. In fa......more

I liked this book. I was very interested in the story that Jimmy told. I liked at the end how Jimmy told the truth about Patrick but also said something nice. He learned something from Patrick. I also kind of liked how the author split the story about how Patrick died and didn't just tell us in the......more

I am BAWLING. I need to recommend this to my teachers as a read-aloud ASAP. What a beautiful book. Deals with suicide, Deaf culture, family issues/problems/complicated relationships, (possible) mental illness, death at a young age, a fear of public speaking, guilt, and MORE. Absolutely one of my new......more

I hate this. The last few pages made me cry so much. The whole time I was trying to box Patrick into someone who has autism or adhd. Like the main character, I knew he was a bit different than the other kids. And it’s so sad, seeing how people treat him in a certain way and they don’t actually realis......more