About This Book
This young adult novel explores a tender love story between two gifted students attending a specialized high school in Ithaca, New York. Both protagonists navigate psychiatric disabilities while collaborating on a year-long senior project: to write their life stories as seen through the eyes of those who know them. The book offers a poignant and hopeful look at self-discovery, connection, and the complexities of mental health in adolescence, providing representation and fostering empathy.
What Parents Should Know
Discussion Prompts
1
How do the different perspectives of the characters' lives change how you understand them?
2
What challenges do the protagonists face due to their psychiatric disabilities, and how do they overcome them?
3
How does the alternative high school setting contribute to the story's themes?
4
What does 'love is both wave and particle' mean in the context of the characters' relationship and their personal journeys?
5
How does the book explore the idea of identity and how it's shaped by our own experiences and the perceptions of others?
