

I remember seeing this book a lot as a child and never got to read it. Today it came to me freely and I'm glad for it. Ida B is rooted in early 2000s Americana countryside and public school. Her mind thinks and feels so deeply and it resonates with my neurodivergent one. Anxiety, OCD, whatever it may be. There are deep worries and deep empathy and trying to harden a heart that is surrounded by love and failing. A beautiful book.
It touched me personally and thus receives a higher rating even when it is written for the youth. In simple words still a vivid image and feeling in the moment is illustrated and felt
I remember seeing this book a lot as a child and never got to read it. Today it came to me freely and I'm glad for it. Ida B is rooted in early 2000s Americana countryside and public school. Her mind thinks and feels so deeply and it resonates with my neurodivergent one. Anxiety, OCD, whatever it may be. There are deep worries and deep empathy and trying to harden a heart that is surrounded by love and failing. A beautiful book.
It touched me personally and thus receives a higher rating even when it is written for the youth. In simple words still a vivid image and feeling in the moment is illustrated and felt