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Published
2022
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Contemporary
Words
26,134
Section
Middle Grade

Iveliz Explains It All

Andrea Beatriz Arango

Twelve-year-old Iveliz starts seventh grade while dealing with anxiety and depression. Things get harder when her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's, moves in from Puerto Rico.

  • Newbery Honor 2023
  • Golden Kite Honor 2023
  • ALSC Notable Children's Book 2023
  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2023
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Themes

Parents & grandparentsCultural heritageGrief & lossMental healthHealth & body image

Mood

Feels emotional, funny, hopeful.

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