**This may or not be spoiler-y. So I'm warning just to be sure.*

This. Goodness does this give me some feels I wasn't ready for! 

I'm finally at a break within my job where I can take the time to listen to some audiobooks again while I'm working. My goal: usually something short, sweet, and to the point or something that's highly, highly anticipated. I'd had this short story saved for awhile on Libby and was super excited when I saw that it came available right around the beginning of the month and figured it would be a good short little thing to get the new juices flowing. I am not sure what genre this is actually considered.

Meet Calliope June: the new girl at school that has some difficulty making friends for two reasons: she moves a lot & she has Tourette Syndrome.

[Insert Calli's neighbor who at first tries to fit in and joins in on making fun of Calli and her TS but then decides as Student Council President he has a duty to be friends with everyone and to be kind.]

A friendship blossoms. 

Calli moves again.

They promise never to forget each other. :)


I really recommend this short listen to truthfully anyone, but as it's based to middle-grade readers, I definitely recommend if you have a child that you're trying to make understand the importance of people being 'different' but still being human. It's written in a way that is poetic and beautiful; but is still easily understandable to even the youngest of minds. 

Thought I don't personally know anyone with Tourette Syndrome, I do feel that this has good representation of how it might be portrayed and how it can make a person feel - if I'm out of line here, please; let me know. 

If you're looking for a short and cute read that will tug at the heart strings, I highly recommend this. Forget It, You WILL NOT. <3