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A review by katieb94
All the Pieces of Me by Rebecca Westcott, Libby Scott
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a book that gives autism in young people the representation it needs. The only reason I’ve given it 3 stars as being someone who isn’t autistic, I can’t say how real it is because I’ve never experienced that situation (although I know one of the authors does have autism).
The story follows Tally, a twelve year old girl, who has to navigate around school without her best friend Layla who moved to America. She’s autistic and has to live a daily struggle which the people around her, her sister, her parents and her “friends” assume is just defiance.
As the story moves on she accepts who she is and has the strength to stand up to the others that made her feel small. This was my favourite part because she did it in her own special way, through song, and it was written beautifully.
The target audience for this book is middle grade readers but anyone can read it.
I would recommend it as there need to be more books out there that give autism a starring role. I feel like I wasn’t the target audience and although I did enjoy it, I didn’t emphasise as much as I could have done, so my rating reflects that.
3/5 stars.
The story follows Tally, a twelve year old girl, who has to navigate around school without her best friend Layla who moved to America. She’s autistic and has to live a daily struggle which the people around her, her sister, her parents and her “friends” assume is just defiance.
As the story moves on she accepts who she is and has the strength to stand up to the others that made her feel small. This was my favourite part because she did it in her own special way, through song, and it was written beautifully.
The target audience for this book is middle grade readers but anyone can read it.
I would recommend it as there need to be more books out there that give autism a starring role. I feel like I wasn’t the target audience and although I did enjoy it, I didn’t emphasise as much as I could have done, so my rating reflects that.
3/5 stars.