About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is feeling overlooked in the family dynamic or is processing the overwhelming weight of sudden, accidental grief. It follows twelve-year-old Fern, who feels like a background character in her busy family until a tragic accident involving her toddler brother, Charlie, shatters their world. The story beautifully explores how families can fall apart and slowly knit themselves back together through honesty and shared pain. While the middle of the book contains a deeply emotional loss, it serves as a powerful tool for opening conversations about guilt, visibility, and the messy reality of healing. It is most appropriate for mature middle-grade readers ages 10 to 14 who are ready for a realistic, secular look at loss and sibling relationships.
