Nelson's latest deserves shelf space with other astounding verse novels, including Sharon Draper's Stella by Starlight, Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, and Thanhha Lai's Inside Out & Back Again. ["Nelson packs a good deal into these verses, and though the subject matter is weighty, she leavens it with humor and deep family affection": SLJ 12/15 review of the Dial book.]
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