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MY LIFE IN THE FISH TANK
Critically-acclaimed author Barbara Dee turns her attention to mental health in this thoughtful new novel for middle grade readers.
Zinny adores her older brother Gabriel. He is daring and fun, and he is always able to make Zinny laugh. But sometimes he is too loud. Too reckless.
After Gabriel is in a car accident as a result of driving too fast, he is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and sent to a treatment center, and Zinny's life unravels. Her parents want to keep Gabriel's condition private, a decision that leaves Zinny struggling to talk about what she's feeling: worry, anger, sadness, confusion. If she can't even talk about her brother, how is she supposed to move on?
The not-talking drives a wedge between Zinny and her parents, her siblings Scarlett and Aiden, and especially her friends, who don't understand why Zinny keeps pushing them away, turning everything into a joke.
This decision also means that she can't talk about her brother during Lunch Club, a group run by the school guidance counselor. How did Zinny get stuck in this weird club, anyway? She certainly doesn't have anything in common with these kids--and even if she did, she'd never betray her family's secret.
The only good thing about school is science class, where her teacher has them doing experiments on crayfish. Unlike the rest of her life, science makes sense to her. It's reliable. And when Zinny has the chance to attend a dream biology camp in the summer. she doesn't know what to do. How can Zinny move forward when Gabriel--and, really, her whole family--still needs her help?
MY LIFE IN THE FISH TANK is a touching portrait of a girl who is trying to hold her family together as she figures out what the new "normal" looks like.
Barbara Dee is the author of several middle grade novels including Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed. Her books have received several starred reviews and been included on many best-of lists, including the ALA Rainbow List's Top Ten, the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, and the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. Star-Crossed was also a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist. Barbara is one of the founders of the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. She lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound dog named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.
After Gabriel is in a car accident as a result of driving too fast, he is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and sent to a treatment center, and Zinny's life unravels. Her parents want to keep Gabriel's condition private, a decision that leaves Zinny struggling to talk about what she's feeling: worry, anger, sadness, confusion. If she can't even talk about her brother, how is she supposed to move on?
The not-talking drives a wedge between Zinny and her parents, her siblings Scarlett and Aiden, and especially her friends, who don't understand why Zinny keeps pushing them away, turning everything into a joke.
This decision also means that she can't talk about her brother during Lunch Club, a group run by the school guidance counselor. How did Zinny get stuck in this weird club, anyway? She certainly doesn't have anything in common with these kids--and even if she did, she'd never betray her family's secret.
The only good thing about school is science class, where her teacher has them doing experiments on crayfish. Unlike the rest of her life, science makes sense to her. It's reliable. And when Zinny has the chance to attend a dream biology camp in the summer. she doesn't know what to do. How can Zinny move forward when Gabriel--and, really, her whole family--still needs her help?
MY LIFE IN THE FISH TANK is a touching portrait of a girl who is trying to hold her family together as she figures out what the new "normal" looks like.
Barbara Dee is the author of several middle grade novels including Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed. Her books have received several starred reviews and been included on many best-of lists, including the ALA Rainbow List's Top Ten, the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, and the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. Star-Crossed was also a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist. Barbara is one of the founders of the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. She lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound dog named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.
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Published 2020-09-15 by Alladin / Simon & Schuster |