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Iveliz explains it all

How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? In this moving novel in verse, one girl takes on seventh grade while facing mental health challenges, and must find her voice to advocate for the help and understanding she deserves. Listen up: The end of elementary school? Worst time of my...

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Main Author: Arango, Andrea Beatriz (Author)
Other Authors: Bermudez, Alyssa (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Anxiety disorders > Young adult fiction.
Psychotherapy > Young adult fiction.
Diaries > Young adult fiction.
Grandmothers > Young adult fiction.
Alzheimer's disease > Young adult fiction.
Puerto Ricans > Young adult fiction.
Racially mixed people > Young adult fiction.
Novels in verse > Young adult.
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Summary:How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? In this moving novel in verse, one girl takes on seventh grade while facing mental health challenges, and must find her voice to advocate for the help and understanding she deserves. Listen up: The end of elementary school? Worst time of my life. And the start of middle school? I just wasn't quite right. But this year? YO VOY A MI. Seventh grade is going to be Iveliz's year. She's going to make a new friend, help her abuela Mimi get settled after moving from Puerto Rico, and she is not going to get into any more trouble at school . . . Except is that what happens? Of course not. Because no matter how hard Iveliz tries, sometimes people say things that just make her so mad. And worse, Mimi keeps saying Iveliz's medicine is unnecessary--even though it helps Iveliz feel less sad. But how do you explain your feelings to others when you're not even sure what's going on yourself?
Physical Description:268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 10-14.
Grades: 5-9.
Awards:Newbery Honor Book, 2023.
ISBN:9780593563977
0593563972
9780593563984
0593563980
Author Notes:ANDREA BEATRIZ ARANGO is the Newbery Honor Award-winning author of Iveliz Explains It All. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and is a former public school teacher with almost a decade of teaching experience. Andrea now writes the types of children's books she wishes students had more access to. She balances her life in Virginia with trips home to see her family and eat lots of tostones de pana. When she's not busy writing, you can find her enjoying nature in the nearest forest or body of water.

ALYSSA BERMUDEZ is a born and bred Nuyorican living down under in Tasmania, Australia. As an author, illustrator, and art teacher for students aged 5-75+, she strives to put the KA-POW into stories and learning, while representing children of diverse backgrounds. Her illustrations can be found on fabric and fashion, in magazines, many children's books and even on stage!

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