It is something many kids go through: invisibility, cruelty, alienation. Helene, our young narrator is having this experience, but she escapes her social banishment into "Jane Eyre". She draws witty, sarcastic, and a bit self-deprecating comparisons between herself and Jane (and a sausage).

This is a story many of us can recognize- there is most likely someone in your class, on your bus, or in your family who has gone through this experience.

The illustration is lovely and enhances the solitude of Helene. It has touched my heart and also made me laugh.

"There isn't anything revolutionary about this quiet book... But there doesn't really need to be." -Brodesser Akner ( )

CW: Bullying

Well that hurt.

I think it's safe to say that we have all been the person who is on the outside at some point in our lives, so it's hard not to connect with the feelings portrayed so incredibly well in this powerful graphic novel. If you have children in your life that you love then you will understand the pain of rejection on a deeper level because of the time they came home and no one wanted to be in a group with them, or the time everyone got a party invite except them, or the time everyone said they couldn't play hopscotch with the group. You know that pain don't you? Well this book captures it perfectly.

If you have children in your life that you love then you will also understand the feeling of bubbling joy when they came home with their first friendship bracelet, when they scored a goal and the whole team gave them high fives, and the time when the class clapped and cheered after their amazing performance. Well that warmth and joy is captured wonderfully in this book too.

I loved it. ( )

I'm not sure how to put my thoughts into words, but the art is pretty and it captured the feelings that young teens have in middle school since it's/was such an awkward time for us all. I think the fox was a point of symbolism and didn't need to have a fleshed out story to go with it, but that is up to the reader interpretation. ( )

Not quite what I was expecting. ( )

I love Jane Eyre and I love foxes. There wasn't enough of either in this book. I expected more, but still, the coloring was lovely. ( )