I found the first few chapters of this book a “throat-punch of sadness”... because it is so well written. I read this out loud with my almost 10 year old, and we agreed that alternating the Brian and Ezra voices was really nice, and we made sure to end each evening of reading on an Ezra chapter for the first few day :)
This book was a great conversation starter for us to discuss how friendships sometimes change, what anxiety feels like, how helping others sometimes helps the helpers too, how to be a good friend...
I loved the characters and was so happy both Ezra and Brian found their people. I highly recommend this book.