Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake

This is an emotionally sensitive and elegantly written novel about loss and the first stirrings of love. Blake dots Ivy’s world with sensitive and knowing conversation partners, young and old, with whom Ivy shares her questions and worries. A Stonewall Childrens & Young Adult Honor Book In the wake of a destructive tornado, one girl develops feelings for another in this stunning, tender novel. Blake ( Suffer Love) gives Ivy the deep-thinking soul of an artist, gently examining the trauma of losing her home, Ivy’s excitement about her crush on June, and her fears that people will judge her if they discover her secret. Her YA novel Girl Made of Stars was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. When a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five.

Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World was a Stonewall Honor Book, as well as a Kirkus, School Library Journal, NYPL, and NPR Best Book of 2018. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World (Little, Brown 2018) In the wake of a destructive tornado, one girl develops feelings for another in this stunning, tender novel about emerging identity, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish. Worse, the person who has her notebook starts leaving notes in her locker, telling Ivy she should share her secret with someone she trusts. Ashley Herring Blake is an award-winning author and literary agent at Rees Literary Agency. The same night, Ivy’s treasured notebook goes missing-a book where she brought all her secrets to life, including the fact that Ivy thinks she likes girls. There, Ivy ends up hanging out with her classmate June, a budding poet who admires Ivy’s drawing talent. After 12-year-old Ivy’s rural Georgia home is obliterated by a tornado, she heads to a shelter for the night with her parents, older sister, and twin baby brothers. Ivy Aberdeens Letter to the World exquisitely enriches the rare category of female middle-grade characters who like girls-and childrens literature at large. See all books authored by Ashley Herring Blake, including Delilah Green Doesnt Care, and Ivy Aberdeens Letter to the World, and more on.

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake