Review: My Jasper June

My Jasper June by Laurel Snyder
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Author Laurel Snyder's (Orphan Island) latest middle grade novel, My Jasper June tackles some serious topics including sibling death, grief, teen homelessness, and family dysfunction. Telling the story through the eyes of Leah and her friend Jasper, we see their friendship find ways to heal something broken in each of them. Snyder does a find job of giving us a poignant look at the ways children grieve their losses and struggle to express their fears.

This is a touching novel that exposes children to ways in which their peers may struggle silently. It's also a good reminder that talking about loss is vital to the wellbeing of those who have lost loved ones or family. Failing to connect out of fear can just leave someone you care about isolated and suffering further feelings of loss.

I received a paper Advanced Review Copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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