Freaky Heart booking

Humor mixed with heartache follows one girl s journey to embrace what makes her special Freaky Heart takes the reader on a journey they won t soon forget resonating with readers of all ages reminding us how precious life is Inspirational heartwarming and triumphant A character who won t be defined by her struggles finds the will to persevere Carolyn Menke Middle School ELA Teacher Author of Return To Me and I m Yours Paperback This book It s magnificent Annalise s voice is perfectly crafted with the nuance of a feisty pre teen who lives in optimism but whose point of view is tinged by self aware cynicism stemming from having to face growing up faster than most Annalise s heart which she calls Freaky didn t fully form in utero so she had surgery and a pacemaker inserted These bionic body parts that made her heart whole were seen as cool when she was younger but now they evoke a sense of freakiness among her peers All of that on top of typical middle school angst boys cafeteria woes mistaken impressions jumping to conclusions It s a lot But Annalise can manage it We are rooting for her every step of the way She has inward looking obsessions that are common for a kid her age but she is also acutely aware of how her mother might worry why her mother does some of the things she does Annalise has the advantage and burden of having faced mortality at a very young age Jones artfully and plainly develops her character so that each of those parts of Annalise is as alive as you and me This book is perfect for your kids for their friends for your nieces and nephews and for you While adults have hopefully matured beyond their middle school worlds this book plays to the inner child as we recall our younger years with kindness and understanding we may not have been able to at that age With grown up wisdom and soft heartedness that comes from understanding everyone and everything in the world is freaky in its own way this book appeals to every reader of every age Get it now Rush over buy it That s it Paperback Annalise was born with a broken heart That means in addition to all the other middle school drama she has to deal with like cute boys catty classmates and parents who just don t get it she has to worry about other things as well Like will her heart stop beating Will she die right in front of her friends again and have to be resuscitated Is she just tired or is her pacemaker malfunctioning And perhaps worst of all how will she face the idea of yet another surgery Annalise finds that it s hard not to be jealous of her little sister who s never had to worry about any of this It s hard not to lash out at her parents and friends It s hard being different And as much as Annalise tries to pretend she s not bothered by any of it the truth of the matter is that s she s scared She s scared and she s angry and she s really tired of feeling this way. Freaky heartzap north When Lori M Jones writes a book about a child with congenital heart defect she speaks from personal experience Her own daughter was born with one and Lori has been both a heart mom and also an advocate for heart babies and The Children s Heart Foundation for many years She knows what she s talking about and that shines through in this beautiful book But it s not just a book about a broken heart It s a book about families and friendship and overcoming obstacles And it s funny too At one moment I was laughing out loud and the next I was tearing up This book had me feeling ALL the feels Although it is intended for middle grades audiences it s the perfect book for people of all ages A great story A great message A perfectly wonderful book Paperback I really loved it and found the voices to be realistic and nuanced The story moved at a quick pace and I was invested in the characters Highly recommend Paperback