Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World Audiobook

Quotes

• Blake captures all the exhilaration of a first crush without shying away from Ivy's confusion....The sisters' relationship is one of the great rewards of this novel that includes a large and vivid cast of secondary characters, who give the story its sense of abundant texture.

  — The New York Times Book Review

• There are some books that we never forget. This is one of those books. Impactful, emotional, and important.

  — Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery award-winning author of Hello, Universe

• A tenderhearted novel that should be in the hands of every reader.

  — Kat Yeh, author of The Truth About Twinkie Pie and The Way to Bea

• Ashley Herring Blake's novel captures the confusion, thrills and heartache of a first crush so perfectly that you will hold this book close to your heart.

  — Lisa Yee, author of the DC Super Hero Girls series

• * " Ivy's story is no mere niche-filler in LGBTQ middle-grade realism--it's a standard-setter.

  — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

• * "This is an emotionally sensitive and elegantly written novel about loss and the first stirrings of love.

  — Publishers Weekly, starred review

• This necessary and emotionally complex addition to the body of middle-grade literature offers readers a positive, complex, and courageous portrayal of burgeoning sexuality and relationships within the world of junior high.

  — Booklist

• Blake creates a sensitive portrayal of a preteen who's begun to figure herself out but isn't sure how she meshes with others, and of the bumbling and overstressed, but well-meaning, friends and family around her.

  — The Horn Book