Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Harriet Flores struggles with boredom and an unrequited crush while learning to manage her chronic illness through a long, hot, 1990s summer in Chicago. She uses her imagination to cope, which sometimes gets her into trouble, as she makes up fantastical fibs and wonders if there are ghosts upstairs. One neighbor, Pearl, encourages Harriet to read and write, leading Harriet to have a breakthrough and discover the power of storytelling. "Searle tackles Harry's anxiety about her illness as well as common adolescent concerns about friendships, school, and family with honesty and tenderness that will resonate with readers."-starred, Kirkus Reviews "Middle-grade readers will relate to Harriet's anxiety about fitting in and making friends, while also exploring subjects like ableism and intersectionality, which Searle depicts with grace and empathy."-Booklist "In her middle grade debut, comics creator Searle slowly unspools the story of a middle schooler living with multiple sclerosis."-Publishers Weekly "The wide-eyed, expressive characters and reassuring art are well suited to this introspective narrative."-School Library Journal
