Thank you to @turnthepagetours and Alyson Gerber for including me on this tour.
Giveaway information:
Enter the giveaway for a chance to win one (1) finished copy of Taking Up Space by Alyson Gerber! Open to USA residents only. There will be 1 winner.
Giveaway starts: Monday, May 17, 2021
Giveaway ends: Monday, May 24, 2021, at 12:00 a.m. CST
Click Here to enter the giveaway.
BOOK INFO:
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Released Date: May 18, 2021
Genres: Middle-Grade Fiction, Realistic Fiction, and Mental Health
Synopsis:
Sarah loves basketball more than anything. Crushing it on the court makes her feel like she matters. And it’s the only thing that helps her ignore how much it hurts when her mom forgets to feed her.
But lately, Sarah can’t even play basketball right. She’s slower now and missing shots she should be able to make. Her body doesn’t feel like it’s her own anymore. She’s worried that changing herself back to how she used to be is the only way she can take control over what’s happening.
When Sarah’s crush asks her to be partners in a cooking competition, she feels pulled in a million directions. She’ll have to dig deep to stand up for what she needs at home, be honest with her best friends, and accept that she doesn’t need to change to feel good about herself.
About the author:
Alyson Gerber is the author of the critically-acclaimed, own-voices novels Braced and Focused. Her third novel Taking Up Space will be in stores on May 18, 2021. She has an MFA from The New School in Writing for Children and lives in New York City with her family.
BRACED received three starred reviews, was a Junior Library Guild Selection, and has been nominated for state book awards in Oklahoma, Indiana, New Hampshire, Virginia, South Dakota, and Georgia. Alyson’s second novel, FOCUSED, about a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD, was picked as the best book of the year by The Today Show, Kirkus Reviews, and A Mighty Girl and has been nominated for state book awards in Rhode Island, Oklahoma, and Michigan. Her latest novel, TAKING UP SPACE, based on her experience with disordered eating, will help readers recognize how much they matter and see that if something negative is taking up space in their minds, even if there isn’t a name for it, they should ask for help.
Learn more about Alyson at www.alysongerber.com and find her everywhere else @alysongerber.
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Thanks to everyone who took the time to read this post. I hope you will check this book out. Happy reading! :) This blog post will be updated with my review soon.
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