![]() ![]() ![]() “Iridescent”: the quality of changing colors when viewed from different angles. ![]() “Instantaneous”: when something happens without any delay. I write the words like an astronomer discovering a new planet, as if the definitions can unlock the secrets of outer space. My class copies vocabulary into our notebooks. Once a day is stained sad, it’s hard to make it happy again. Sad days sound like dishes crashing into each other in the sink. WAS WERE STORY TVHappy days sound like a TV on low volume or birdcalls through a screen door. I measure how happy a day is with sounds. My life as ten-year-old Hannah Geller, who is the only girl in fifth grade to have little red bumps on her face, is unable to let the sad thoughts escape her mind, and leaves heads-up pennies wherever she can to spread good luck.Īnd who also finds magic in the most unlikely of places. This resilience running through my veins wouldn’t be damaged by the notes it would fight off bullies and prevent my parents from yelling at each other.īut this is not a story. If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. In the tradition of Crenshaw and The Thing About Jellyfish, ten-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and troubles at home through the power of stories in this sweet and sincere debut. “Hannah’s growth is organic and well earned.” - Publishers Weekly ![]()
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