Happy & Sad & Everything True
Autor Alex Thayeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 aug 2025 – vârsta ani
“A charming, entertaining, and true book…I would follow Dee’s advice any time.” —Gayle Forman, author of Frankie & Bug and Not Nothing
With charm and sincerity reminiscent of Judy Blume and Rebecca Stead, this debut middle grade novel is a “compassionate” (Kirkus Reviews), hopeful story about a girl finding herself through secretly giving out advice to classmates.
Back when Dee and Juniper were still friends, Dee never hid in the bathroom. Now, at the beginning of sixth grade, Dee finds herself there often. The dripping faucet is annoying, and there are other places she’d rather be—like at home and in her room with her cat, Norman. But at least Dee is safe from overenthusiastic teachers and having to see Juniper walking through the halls with her new friends. Dee would rather be alone than witness that.
But it turns out Dee isn’t the only one hiding from something. There are kids all over the school worrying in secret and needing someone to talk to. After Dee helps a second grader with spelling advice, more students begin coming to Dee with their problems. It turns out she’s a good listener, and she likes helping people. And when she starts receiving mysterious notes, it seems someone out there wants to be her friend—if only they would reveal themselves.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1665955252
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: f-c matte uv cvr w- spot gloss
Dimensiuni: 130 x 194 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Aladdin
Colecția Aladdin
Notă biografică
Alex Thayer is a former film and television actress and elementary school teacher. She lives in New England with her two sons. She’s the author of Happy & Sad & Everything True and Bad Cheerleader.
Extras
- worst advice ever
- When my best friend, Juniper Green, was placed in a separate sixth-grade classroom from me, my mom said, “How interesting.”
- She said, “Look at what the world is giving you.”
- She said, “This is a wonderful opportunity to make a new friend.”
- She said, “You lucky girl!”
- To be clear: this is not interesting, wonderful, or lucky.
Which is why I’m sitting on a toilet in the sixth-grade wing of Jefferson Middle, hiding. The bathroom is empty. The air smells like bleach mixed with a peanut butter sandwich. The beige tiles, which I like to count for something to do, gleam like wet noodles. The sink faucet in the far-left corner doesn’t turn off all the way. Da-wip, da-wip, da-wip…
My classmates from 6-B are having Snack and Stretch. It’s a ridiculous activity, which seems obvious, given the name. Still, I’m happy to list the reasons why. First, I mean, seriously, Snack and Stretch sounds like something toddlers do. Second, seeing how Juniper is in 6-O and her Snack and Stretch happens an hour later, I’ve got no one to sit with. Third, it’s way better to feel alone with yourself than alone in a crowd.
I grab a Sharpie from my back pocket and write in small letters on the toilet paper dispenser dee. It’s the seventeenth time I’ve done this, marking my one visit per day since the start of sixth grade. Then I go back to counting the wet-noodle tiles. One hundred and thirty-four, one hundred and thirty-five…
The bathroom door squeaks open, and voices flood the room.
“Pomegranate seeds.”
“That’s the smell.”
“Sweet—”
“Sour—”
“Come on—”
“Trust me.”
The three voices cut one another off like bumper cars. I stay on the toilet, pull my feet off the floor, and clutch my legs to my chest.
“Did you know Harry Casey bites his nails? Like, he bites them so much, the tips of his fingers start to bleed. It’s crazy intense.”
“I saw him. He was trying to hide it, covering his mouth with his other hand.”
“Oh my god, can we go back to her? That smell.”
“Is cabbage a fruit?”
“Vegetable.”
“Does she smell like that?”
“Totally.”
“Is it true about Harry?”
“Wait, can we go back to Dee?”
“She smells. Like cabbage.”
“Totally.”
“That’s why no one sits with her at lunch.”
“You guys, it’s kind of sad. Don’t you know her mom? She has lot of”—the voice lowers to a whisper—“boyfriends.”
“Dee?”
“Are you kidding? Her mom. Dee’s super weird. Who would like her?”
“Yeah, she’s gross.”
My heart beats hard like it wants to push up my throat. Tears gather at the bottom of my eyes, so I pinch the bridge of my nose and look up at the tiled wall to keep from crying.
I will never cry at school. Never.
“So gross,” the voices say at the same time.
After that the door squeaks open. The voices leave. As quick as a light switch, the bathroom is quiet. My sweater clings to my neck. I pull it from my skin, trying to stretch away the itchiness.
Smelly. Weird. Gross. I cover the dees with my hands. My throat aches. I wish Juniper was here. She would’ve told those girls that they’re being superficial and mean, not to mention that they overuse the word “totally.” I pull my hands off the dispenser. The dees are right in front of me.
- facts about my name
- I’m named after my great-aunt, who I never met, and she’s dead.
- One of the nicknames for my name is Dezzi.
- I do not let people call me Dezzi.
- “Dezzi” sounds like someone who drinks pickle juice and listens to saxophone music.
- I think my name is why my dad left. I bet he and my mom argued about it when I was a baby.
- My middle name has the word “man” in it, which is weird, because I’m a girl.
- Desdemona Hillman Diller.
- Most people call me Dee.
Recenzii
Debut author Thayer skillfully and authentically captures the often-painful social transitions of middle school. In a satisfying growth arc, quiet, kind Dee comes out of her shell, realizing she’s worth more than the judgments of others made her believe... A compassionate window into the awkward and isolating stages of growing up.
Happy & Sad & Everything True has a sincere earnestness that brings you right back to the halls of middle school. Kids will absolutely love this sweet-yet-strong story.
Any kid who’s ever hidden in the bathroom will wish they had a Dee to whisper with.
Descriere
With charm and sincerity reminiscent of Counting by 7s and When You Reach Me, this debut middle grade novel is a heartfelt, hopeful story about a girl finding herself through secretly giving out advice to classmates.