Still a Work in Progress
By Jo Knowles
By Jo Knowles
By Jo Knowles
By Jo Knowles
Category: Children's Middle Grade Books
Category: Children's Middle Grade Books
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$7.99
Mar 15, 2019 | ISBN 9781536207378 | 10-14 years
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$16.99
Aug 02, 2016 | ISBN 9780763672171 | 10-14 years
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Praise
Feelings of guilt, grief, bewilderment, and anxiety pervade Noah’s present-tense account. Through his eyes, Knowles offers a touching and realistic picture of the effect on those surrounding a person with an eating disorder. A poignant window and mirror into the lives of families affected by a health disorder.
—Kirkus Reviews
Knowles (See You at Harry’s) sensitively explores the pain of having a sibling with an eating disorder, including the exhaustion caused by constant worry, the lack of attention for the healthy child, and the tension at every meal as the family tries to accommodate Emma’s dietary whims while closely monitoring how much she consumes…the relative lack of eating disorder stories told from a male point of view (especially for middle graders) makes this a welcome addition to the canon and a realistic look at how one person’s severe illness can adversely affect everyone around them.
—Publishers Weekly
With moments of genuine warmth and middle school humor, this is a less intense but equally heartfelt exploration of the effects of an eating disorder on a younger sibling than Vrettos’ Skin (BCCB 5/06). Readers will appreciate the honesty and accessibility of this tale about Noah’s desire to save the sister he loves but doesn’t understand.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Noah’s believable friends and their conflicts will draw in seventh-grade readers, especially boys…The novel is a great addition to a middle grade collection and will promote discussion in classes and homes.
—VOYA
Knowles deftly portrays Noah’s response to an intense family crisis in the midst of the usual dramas and banalities of ordinary life. While the latter can sometimes reach the point of silliness, this is a powerful portrait of an eating disorder from a younger brother’s unique perspective.
—Booklist Online
Told from Noah’s point of view, with fully developed main and supporting characters, the story believably and poignantly shows the effects of an eating disorder on those around the afflicted person…The interests of his friends and classmates begin to seem trivial, and readers will find his reactions honest and moving. A realistic and sensitive depiction of a family in crisis and a young teen’s emotional journey through it.
—School Library Journal
As this clear-eyed, gently humorous novel evolves, Noah begins to take in what’s “good and new and hopeful” and to understand deeply that we’re “all just human, trying to live another day” — insights that may prove key to his own (and the reader’s) resilience during tough times.
—Washington Post
Author Jo Knowles has written a beautifully crafted novel about a very tough topic, encapsulating it in a laugh-out-loud, very real story of a young boy…This is a profoundly important book that should not be missed.
—San Francisco Book Review
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