This was really cute and sweet - technically a reread because I read it in middle school (I think), but I didn't remember a whole lot so it felt like I was reading it for the first time. It was a lot harder-hitting than I anticipated going into it, but thankfully all of the topics were addressed at a middle-grade level so I didn't feel like I was pummeled by graphic discussions of school shootings (one of the topics I tend to avoid in books bc of personal experience). Some of the writing annoyed me, but overall, I did really love this book and I am very grateful that my friend gifted it to me for my birthday!

tw: school shootings, death of a sibling/parent