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Meg Grehan

Autor(a) de The Space Between

5 Works 147 Membros 7 Reviews

Obras de Meg Grehan

The Space Between (2017) 57 cópias
The Deepest Breath (2019) 56 cópias
Baby Teeth (2021) — Autor — 14 cópias
Baby Teeth (2022) 11 cópias
The Lonely Book (2023) 9 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

País (para mapa)
Ireland

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Resenhas

couldn't get into the poetry, but might not mind listening to the audio if it's a narrator with an Irish accent
 
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reader1009 | Aug 17, 2022 |
I loved that this book is such a gentle questioning -- Stevie is at the beginning of her journey into figuring out that she has a crush on a girl, and it's totally age appropriate for kids. It's short, it's in verse -- both really accessible features. It also deals with anxiety and abandonment (her father has left and her mother is her sole parent) -- these are huge issues for LGBTQ kids, and Stevie has real concerns when her mother does not seem receptive to the idea of liking girls. It does a great job of calling out the kinds of messages that kids get every day from their parents -- sometimes inadvertently, sometimes not -- assumptions about marrying boys, assumptions about body image -- there's a lot that kids take in.… (mais)
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jennybeast | outras 3 resenhas | Jun 3, 2022 |
I really enjoyed this book, and it did not start out that way. It seemed a little forced at the beginning but the author seemed to get more comforable during the journey. A thoughtful glimpse into anxiety disorders, budding sexual exploration, as well as how wonderful librarians are! What's not to like?
 
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ColleenLVE | outras 3 resenhas | Apr 13, 2022 |
I discovered Meg Grehan when I read her middle-grade novel in verse, The Deepest Breath. I liked it so much, that I wanted to read more of her work. The Space Between is equally well-written. I love how Meg uses single word lines to emphasize points or feelings (as in the "Family" chapter that I copied into Common Knowledge). Beth is slowly pulled from her depression by Mouse, a happy canine and his compassionate companion, Alice. Over the course of a year, we sympathize with Beth's suffering and rejoice at her opening.… (mais)
 
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bookwren | 1 outra resenha | May 31, 2021 |

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Obras
5
Membros
147
Popularidade
#140,982
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
7
ISBNs
16

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