I highly recommend this book to anyone who might have a child trying to understand his or her place in the family, and who particularly might be struggling to grasp the nuances of depression and loneliness. And the science experiment embedded as the framing device for the book works so perfectly to help Natalie plumb the depths of her own emotions. I THOROUGHLY loved Natalie's friends - particularly Twig, who injects the novel with pure delight and hilarity. But the book also gives tremendous moments of light and laughter. Natalie is so very human as she tries to understand her mother's depression, sometimes getting it right, sometimes completely misunderstanding a situation, and I couldn't help feeling overwhelmed for Natalie, her family, and their entire struggle. Tae Keller's grasp of her MC Natalie's emotional arc is extremely well-tuned, giving us moments of such depth that I literally found myself in awe at some passages.
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