CW: grief, car accident

*spoilers*

I thought this was a well done book on grief for middle grade students with a Jewish main character, featuring children of a rabbi who work hard to change their parents so-called "progressive" notions (interfaith dating, forgoing bat mitzvah, etc.). Thought this was relatable as I was also a young Jewish girl who experienced grief at a similar age. I thought the audiobook narrator was engaging.

I don’t want to give too much away, but the grief in the book was well portrayed, showing the many different ways people experience grief and how jarring it is to lose someone. The first half of the book alternates chapters between before and after the loss, so you know that death is coming for one of the characters and you’re waiting for it to happen, but that doesn’t make it any less jarring or sad when it does happen. It’s also about a very close-knit Jewish family, traditions, and living up to expectations.