Now in paperback, a thoughtful middle-grade novel about caring for others and for yourselfand not being afraid to ask for what you need Thirteen-year-old Ivy Campbell has always been a good kid: she supports her soccer-star brother, bakes with her nana, and puts her friends needs before her own. So of course, Ivy is 100% supportive when her mom decides to be a surrogate for her best friend. But when Ivy finds out the surrogacy treatment worked and her mom is pregnantand has been for weeksshes shocked that shes jealous and worried about what others will think. But most of all, shes ashamed that she isnt reacting to this news in the right way. The Ivy way. Ivy is determined to prove to herself that shes just as unselfish as shes always believed, and she gets the chance to do that when she receives an anonymous email from someone who needs her help. But the more Ivy dives into helping this anonymous person, the further she gets away from the people she lovesand from the person who she wants to be.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Abrams .