An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community.
I gather the books in my arms, and give them a hug. "Welcome back," I whisper.
Nicky is a shy girl who feels most at home in the safe space of her school library, but the library closes for a week and Nicky is forced to face her social anxiety. When she meets a group of unique, diverse, inspiring women at her mother's diner-members of a women's motorcycle club-Nicky realizes that being different doesn't have to mean being alone, and that there's a place for everyone.
Book lovers of all ages will find inspiration in this beautiful love letter to reading-and how words help us find empathy and connections with the world around us.
? Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
An Atlanta Parent Best Book of the Year
A RISE: A Feminist Book Project Reading List selection
An Association for Library Service to Children Notable Book
Maine Chickadee Award nominee, 2023-24
| ISBN: | 9780593378830 |
| Publication date: | 19th July 2022 |
| Author: | Pauline DavidSax |
| Illustrator: | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow |
| Publisher: | Doubleday Books for Young Readers an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours Children’s / Teenage general interest: Literature, books and writers |