STICKS STONES

Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper is a feel-good middle grade debut with just a dash of magic...

Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was just "cute" and "adorable," but as she's gotten older and kids have gotten meaner, words like "loser" and "pathetic" appear, and those words bubble up and itch. And then there are words like "interesting," which she's not really sure how to feel about.

Now, at age twelve, she's starting middle school, and just when her friends who used to accept and protect her are drifting away, she receives an anonymous note saying "I know who you are, and I know what you're dealing with. I want to help." As Elyse works to solve the mystery of who is sending her these notes, she also finds new ways to accept who she is and to become her best self.

Sticks & Stones de Abby Cooper este un debut de clasa medie care se simte bine, cu doar o picatura de magie ... De cand era copil, cuvintele pe care oamenii le folosesc pentru a o descrie pe Elyse au aparut instantaneu pe bratele si picioarele ei. La inceput a fost doar „dragut” si „adorabil”, dar pe masura ce a imbatranit si copiii au devenit mai rautaciosi, apar cuvinte precum „invins” si „jalnic”, iar aceste cuvinte cresc si mancarime.