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Reviewed on September 1, 2021 | Young Adult
Gr 7 Up—Derry lives in a secluded house in the woods with her siblings and their protector, Frank. White, fat, 16-year-old Derry and her siblings fear Frank even as he reminds them that he took them in when no one—not even their parents—wanted them because of their magic. Derry and her siblings—eldest Jane (who is Black); Winnie (who is fat and white); Brooke (fat, Deaf, Mexican American); white twins Elle and Irene (Irene is trans); nonbinary, Mexican American Violet; and the youngest, identical Black twins Olivia and London—have fierce bonds among them. When two of them disappear, their protector blames the dense f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More


