In making these friendships, standing up to her bullies, and getting to know her Dad, Frankie learns to accept her differences. This review was written by Roy James I work as a librarian across two primary schools, and I tutor English Literature and Language at a secondary school.

I was incredibly lucky to be able to read an early copy of this wonderful graphic novel about finding family and autism a few months back, and immediately fell for Aoife Dooley's wit, storytelling and gorgeous brightly coloured artwork. Frankie notes that she's happy she isn't wearing nice clothes because her bully is now covered in mud EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS WAIST DEEP IN THE PUDDLE HERSELF JUST A MOMENT AGO? The following suggestions offer a spectrum of different perspectives and are well worth seeking out. This lovely, often funny, relatable and sensitive story about Frankie, a girl with autism, was inspired by the author Aoife Dooley’s own real life experiences. Congratulations and thanks to the author for creating a story that will resonate with so many young people.There’s a bunch of other stuff that makes her feel different—her taste in music, her small size, her sensitivity—so she feels about as weird as the class bullies say she is. From acclaimed Autistic Irish comedian Aoife Dooley comes a fresh and funny debut middle-grade graphic novel about fitting in and standing out.

Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. I appreciated how it's not really a book about autism though: it's more about taking pride in your weirdness, and celebrating the things that make us different. The last word, when Wilbur is about to win a show prize and Charlotte is about to die from building her egg sac, is "Humble". She describes how her tiny people fill her head, ‘each with their own job’ and sometimes ‘making her say and do the wrong things’.

You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot!

Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit. Those who struggle to fit in might see themselves reflected in the pages, and those who do not might learn to understand those who do. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.moving very slowly and then speeding up inexplicably, and there were times when I felt I must have skipped a few pages worth of panels because the plot took big jumps without explanation. Unfortunately, there was one use of the word “girls” to describe Frankie and her friends late in the book, destroying that hope. Polecam wszystkim, a przede wszystkim czytelnikom w wieku 8-12 lat, bo proces dorastania jest jednym z trudniejszych momentów w życiu, więc warto podpatrzeć, jak radzą sobie z nim inni. Lizzie Huxley-Jones “A fun and relatable read about awkwardness, self-acceptance, family and friendship.