Cristina Minaki

Zoe is a sweet young girl with a lot of friends and a caring family. She is smart, funny and has a great personality. What does Zoe worry about? She is in a wheelchair, how will she ever have an adventure? When Zoe hears and sees others having adventures, she starts to feel sorry for herself. She can't run or dance like her friends. Her parents sometimes over-protect her so she feels like she is missing out. When her brother decides to come up with an adventure for her, he plans with her friends to give her a fun and wonderful surprise. In the book Zoe's class learns about holidays from different cultures and she has a diverse group of friends. There are some incidents where she is treated differently and not very nicely due to her wheelchair and they are dealt with in an amazing way. One of the great characters in the story is Emma, her service dog. We really get to know her, her role and her place in the family well.

This is a great book that deals with several ideas. It could be used when learning about holidays, studying the seasons, learning about friendship or your bodies. It can definitely be used when studying acceptance of others that have differences. There are not illustrations in this book, which was a little disappointing especially after the bright, beautiful cover. I would definitely recommend this book to be in all school libraries and primary/junior classes.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.… (altro)