I give this book 4.5 stars out of 5.
I’d say this book is aimed at around Y5 and up, because there are a few mature jokes surrounding puberty and on one page, in a puberty class in a Q&A segment, there are sexual questions.
Freya is a 6th grade basketballer who is an IVF baby and is absolutely petrified of elevators. She was living her life in Eltham, with her two best friends Raffie and Gemma. Then suddenly, her dad has to stay in Broome and her mum has to move to Abbotsford. Her whole life is uprooted out of nowhere, and she has to restart!
I enjoyed the way the book was written the most, which sounds silly, but I can explain. It was written as a verse novel, which I just cannot explain. You’ll have to look it up. It was very easy to get invested into, and it was quite hard to put down. (Including when I was in Canberra, during my aunt’s birthday dinner.)
The book is unique because it has topics that you wouldn’t find in most books, like IVF. Also, because of the verse structure I mentioned a little earlier.
I liked how Freya wasn’t always the perfect kid. She had real feelings and emotions and was angry and frustrated and scared, and all these things that you don’t see often.
I would recommend this book because it was easy to read, but not like a kindergartener book.
If you’ve ever moved away to a new school, felt like you couldn’t tell anyone about yourself, love basketball, are a bit reluctant to read, or just looking for a good new book, I’d definitely recommend this one!
