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Wells, Tina , Smith, Stephanie

Honest June

288 pp. | Random | December, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978-0-593-37829-8 $13.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-593-37830-4 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-593-37831-1 $8.99
(2) 4-6 Eleven-year-old June Jackson is used to keeping the peace and making everyone around her happy, even if that means telling white lies every now and then. Why make waves when you can just tell your friends how much you like their shoes, eat foods you don't enjoy, and assure your father that you'd love to attend his college alma mater? Now in her first year of middle school, June has every intention of continuing that behavior--until she comes face to face with her very own fairy godmother. Her godmother--a rather uncoordinated fairy named Victoria--gifts June with a "superpower": to tell the truth, no matter what. Horrified at the prospect, June does her best to avoid all conversation and begins a blog as an outlet to confess her thoughts without hurting anyone's feelings. As the pressures of middle school spill over, June is finally forced to share some uncomfortable truths with her friends and family; and while it causes just as much havoc as June had anticipated, it also results in unexpected surprises. June's stream-of-consciousness thoughts about how her parents will react to her honesty are melodramatic to the point of humor, and perfectly relatable to perfectionists/people-pleasers. Those who identify with the themes of self-acceptance in Varian Johnson's Twins (rev. 11/20) will connect with June's plight.
Reviewer: Eboni Njoku | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2021

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