Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

Twelve-year-old Ivy’s life is thrown into disarray when a tornado destroys the family home at the same time as Ivy is struggling with her sexual identity. Through writing and drawing in her journal, she explores relationships including a crush on her friend June, and she finds the courage to come out to her family and June. This timely and realistic novel is suitable for a read-aloud or a group or independent novel to explore relationships, identity, privacy, developing confidence, the impact of natural disasters, and overcoming tragedy, loss, confusion, and frustration.