Very moving story and performance. We often forget to look deeper for the person inside. Diseases such as Tourette's Syndrome can make us uncomfortable. Recommended.

FROM AMAZON : Astronomy-loving Calliope June has Tourette's syndrome, so she sometimes makes faces or noises that she doesn't mean to make. When she and her mother move yet again, she tries to hide her TS. But it isn't long before the kids at her new school realize she's different. Only Calliope's neighbor, who is also the popular student body president, sees her as she truly is - an interesting person and a good friend. But is he brave enough to take their friendship public?

As Calliope navigates school, she must also face her mother's new relationship and the fact that they might be moving - again - just as she starts to make friends and finally accept her differences.

Ellie Terry's affecting debut will speak to a wide audience about being true to oneself. ( )

Book is a 3.5. It is a Teen book about a girl that changes school frequently and has Tourette’s syndrome. Was an easy read. ( )

A sweet story about Callie who moves to a new school and tries to fit in. She has Tourette's which express itself in her numerous tics and vocalizations which she tries to hide. Her mom moves her frequently as she falls in and out of love, so she is used to being the outcast weird girl, but no one really why. In St. George, UT she meets a boy who takes a chance and gets to know her despite the teasing he gets and Callie finally decides to disclose her illness at her next school. ( )

Solid debut novel -- the book just flows from page to page, telling the story of Calliope June -- always moving, interested in astronomy and rocks, girl with long blonde hair and secret Tourette's. It alternates short prose from Jinsong, high achieving boy who lives next door in the apartment Callie has just moved into -- Jinsong who finds her fascinating and lovely, but keeps weighing what it will cost him in school popularity to admit this. There's a bit of beginning romance here, just a little. There's a lot of problematic behavior from Callie's mother.

It's a great book, and I appreciate the author's note talking about living with Tourette's. ( )

Calli moves to a new school after her mom breaks up with a new boyfriend, and just as at her past schools she continues to keep her tourettes a secret and they cause her to be left out and made fun of. Other than the neighbor boy who will pay attention to her as long as no one else is around, but no one can know that he likes her.

I enjoyed the format of the story and the sometimes changing POV of the story. Would recommended for middle/high/adult readers. ( )