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Title: Finding Phoebe

Author: Gavin Extence

Publisher: Andersen Press

Publication Date: August, 2023

Genre: Young Adult

Pages: 312

My Rating: ★★★★☆

Finding Phoebe is a heartwarming book about an autistic girl, trying to navigate the perils of high school and friendships.

Being the parent of an autistic daughter, this felt really close to home. There’s a letter in the early part of the book from mother to daughter and I asked my daughter to read it because it portrayed exactly what I wanted to say. I nearly cried when I read the Author’s note at the end which said it was a true letter.

Thank you NetGalley and Andersen Press for my advanced copy. I’d love to read more of Phoebe’s adventures.

_{“I’m glad you’re not normal. You’re perfect the way you are… you just accept me as I am and don’t ask for anything more”}