Ivy Aberdeen’s family has lost their home in a tornado, and while everyone is okay physically it’s taking its toll on them all emotionally. On top of that, Ivy is not only navigating her new status as middle child with new baby brothers, but she’s also figuring out that she doesn’t like boys and has developed a crush on a girl in her class.

It’s a story about a girl figuring out who she is and her place not only in the world she inhabits but also within her family, and about friendship and how it can lift us when we’ve brave enough to open ourselves up. Blake handles all of this with a deftness that literally brought tears to my eyes on several occasions. All of the characters are fabulously well developed, even the side characters, and the story flowed so well. Highly recommend.