Ellie starts fifth grade feeling as if she is alone. She lost her friends over the summer when she accidentally let out a secret. Now she goes through school silently not really talking to anyone. Instead she pours out her feelings in letters she releases with balloons in the hopes of finding a friend. Little does she know that a friend is closer than she realizes.
I read this book as I wanted to see if it should go in the kids or teen section of the library. It deals with many issues including being transgender, experiencing incest, and feelings of depression. Although it is a very uncomfortable book to read I think it is an important book for the library to have. I also think that it belongs in the children's section as that is the intended audience (it also never goes into graphic detail about anything) and who would be helped the most by the book.
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