Can Zoey find the courage to speak up, even if it means risking the most stable home she’s ever had? Even though Zoey resists participating, debate ultimately leads her to see things in a new way: her mom’s relationship with Lenny, Fuchsia’s situation, and her own place in this town of people who think they’re better than her. Unfortunately, she’s not totally invisible, and one of her teachers forces her to join the debate club. Incredible camouflage ability and steady, unblinking vision. Zoey thinks how much easier everything would be if she were an octopus: eight arms to do eight things at once. Her only friend Fuchsia has her own issues, and since they’re in an entirely different world than the rich kids, it’s best if no one notices them. At least there’s Lenny, her mom’s boyfriend-they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer.Īt school, Zoey tries to stay under the radar. Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Some people have other things they’ve got to do. This is a book that you do NOT want to miss. If I could buy a whole shipment of copies to just hand out to kids and random people, I would do it. A few weeks ago I shared my really really personal review of The Benefits of Being an Octopus. Hi guys! Tomorrow, one of the BEST books I’ve read this year– The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden–is releasing from Sky Pony Press, and to celebrate, I have Ann, the author of this wonderful novel, here on the blog to talk about her latest novel.
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