Selah is well aware that the ways in which she responds to loud noises, bright lights, or being touched by others are not "normal." To pass and help get by at school, she's developed a set of rules. But when her rules fail her and she gets suspended (and nearly expelled) for hitting a fellow student, she has to revisit those rules. In doing so, with the help of a supportive grandfather, she is surprised to find that normal is overrated. While she is certainly different from others, there are plenty of people like her and lots of good wisdom to draw upon from them. And she finds that, while there are certainly people who will hate her or fear her for being different, many more want to be her friend and help her. Through poetry, she finds her words and learns to stand up for the things she needs to succeed.
An inspirational story in verse about a neurodivergent girl in the process of self-discovery. The verse itself is not particularly extraordinary, but the choice to write this book in verse is brilliant as it captures the process of Selah's inner dialog much better than prose would have done.
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