Squint
- Author Chad Morris, Shelly Brown
- Narrator Kirby Heyborne
- Publish Date 2 October 2018
- Run Time 6 hours and 4 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships.
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What to expect
Flint loves to draw. In fact, he’s furiously trying to finish his comic book so he can be the youngest winner of the “Find a Comic Star” contest. He is also rushing to finish because he has keratoconus—an eye disease that could eventually make him blind.
McKell is the new girl at school and immediately hangs with the popular kids. But McKell’s not a fan of the way her friends treat this boy named Squint. He seems nice and really talented. He draws awesome pictures of superheroes. McKell wants to get to know him, but is it worth the risk? What if her friends catch her hanging out with the kid who squints all the time?
McKell has a hidden talent of her own but doesn’t share it for fear of being judged. Her terminally ill brother, Danny, challenges McKell to share her love of poetry and songwriting. Flint seems like someone she could trust, someone who would never laugh at her, someone who is as good and brave as the superhero in Flint’s comic book named Squint.
Squint is the inspiring story of two new friends dealing with their own challenges, who learn to trust each other, believe in themselves, and begin to truly see what matters most.
Critics Review
u201cNarrator Kirby Heyborneu2026tenderly portrays awkward but impassioned Squintu2026Heyborneu2019s exquisite rendering of Squintu2019s sorrow when faced with unimaginable loss is affecting and authentic. Listeners will be captivated by this unlikely herou2026Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.u201d
u201cFlint and McKell are sympathetic protagonists with relatable concerns and issuesu2026[in] a moving story about friendship, loss, and seeing life from other peopleu2019s point of view. Verdict: Recommended for any library serving middle grade readers.u201d
u201cAn empathy-building novel with a message thatu2019s fun to readu2026It sends a strong message about making the most of what you haveu2026Squint takes on a lot and delivers beyond expectations.u201d
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