"Believe" by Sarah Aronson follows the journey of a young girl named Emmy who struggles with the complexities of self-identity and faith. After her family faces challenges, including her mother's health issues, Emmy seeks to find her own path and beliefs. Through poetry and personal reflections, she navigates friendships, family dynamics, and the emotional turmoil of growing up. As Emmy learns to trust herself and others, she ultimately discovers the importance of hope, resilience, and believing in possibilities, leading to a profound transformation in her understanding of love and faith in herself and the world around her. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 296 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 2014 by Carolrhoda Lab (R) .

Sarah Aronson began writing for kids and teens when someone in an exercise class dared her to try. Since then, she has earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and published three novels: Head Case, Beyond Lucky , and Believe . Her most recent books are part of a new young middle grade series about the worst fairy godmother ever, The Wish List . She is the cofounder and organizer of the Writing Novels for Young People Retreat at VCFA and has served as an SCBWI mentor in both Illinois and Michigan. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.