Publisher Description
One small act of kindness ripples out to connect four kids in this stirring novel by the author of the beloved The Benefits of Being an Octopus. Libby comes from a long line of bullies. She wants to be different, but sometimes that doesn’t work out. To bolster herself, she makes a card with the message You are amazing. That card sets off a chain reaction that ends up making a difference in the lives of some kids who could also use a boost—be it from dealing with bullies, unaccepting families, or the hole that grief leaves. Receiving an encouraging message helps each kid summon up the thing they need most, whether it’s bravery, empathy, or understanding. Because it helps them realize they matter—and that they're not flying solo anymore.
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About Ann Braden
Ann Braden writes books about kids struggling to find their voice amidst the realities of life. She founded GunSenseVT, a grassroots group focused on championing the common ground on the issue of guns in Vermont, which helped pass landmark gun violence prevention legislation. She also founded the Local Love Brigade, which now has chapters all over the country sending love postcards to those who are facing hate. Ann is cohost of the children’s book podcast Lifelines: Books that Bridge the Divide, along with Pakistani American author Saadia Faruqi, and is a former middle school teacher. She lives in southern Vermont with her husband, two children, and two insatiable cats named Boomer and Justice.
About the Narrators
Katie Schorr is an actor and
writer in New York. Her one-woman show, Take
Me. Seriously, ran for six months at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater,
and she performs throughout New York in new works at the Ensemble Studio
Theatre and Ars Nova, among other theaters. She has appeared on VH1’s Best Week Ever and costars in the web
series Head in the Oven with Saturday Night Live actor Bill Hader.
Her audiobook credits include narrating the novels in Alyson Noel’s bestselling
Immortals series. Of her work on the series, AudioFile magazine has said, “Narrator Katie Schorr has a
wonderfully raspy, youthful voice, which she puts to good effect on the cast of
teenage characters.”
Maxwell Glick is
an actor based in Los Angeles. He has appeared on television in guest roles in
numerous shows such as The Office and
Castle. He also has voiced numerous
commercials, audiobooks, and cartoons. Originally a regional theater actor,
Glick has played Arpad in She Loves Me,
Matt in The Fantasticks, and Eugene
in Brighton Beach Memoirs. A New York
native, he is a graduate of Boston College.
Michael Crouch is an actor based in New York City. His audiobook narration has won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, and Best of the Year accolades from Booklist, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. He can also be heard on national commercials, cartoons, video games, and the animé series Pokémon XY and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.
Brittany Pressley has won several Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2018. She has recorded over one hundred titles and has received several nominations for American Library Association’s annual list of Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She is also an accomplished singer-songwriter and voice actress. Her voice can be heard on national and international TV and radio commercials as well as several animated series and video games. She is a graduate of Columbia University.