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Falling Over Sideways

Jordan Sonnenblick

Hardcover | Pages: 272 pages

Rating: 3.92 | 5813 Users | 618 Reviews

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Title	:	Falling Over Sideways
Author	:	Jordan Sonnenblick
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 272 pages
Published	:	September 27th 2016 by Scholastic Press
Categories	:	Realistic Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Contemporary. Family

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It’s not easy being Claire. (Really.)

Claire’s life is a joke…but she’s not laughing. While her friends seem to be leaping forward, she’s dancing in the same place. The mean girls at school are living up to their mean name, and there’s a boy, Ryder, who’s just as bad, if not worse. And at home, nobody’s really listening to her—if anything, they seem to be more in on the joke than she is.

Then into all of this (not-very-funny-to-Claire) comedy comes something intense and tragic—while her dad is talking to her at the kitchen table, he falls over with a medical emergency. Suddenly the joke has become very serious—and the only way Claire, her family, and her friends are going to get through it is if they can find a way to make it funny again.

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Original Title:	Falling Over Sideways
ISBN:	0545863244 (ISBN13: 9780545863247)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2018), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2019)

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This book was a little relatable to me. We are about the same age and have a little personality similarities. Although our situations are way different, I still felt a connection with the character. What kept me reading the story is what happened to the dad and his struggle. Claire showed to be a very brace teen and I wanted to know how her bravery helped herself and her fathers life. Overall, the book was great and I think I might read another book by this author.

Oh boy. I'm not quite sure what to think. On one hand, the humor was great but there was more than one downside.I almost DNF'ed at chapter two. This is so awkward to even type but by the end of the second chapter, the (male) author had already spent six pages on periods. It was way too much. I kinda feel bad for whatever female he questioned to be able to write it.Secondly, this is a middle-grade book and it was trash-talking people with different political opinions than the main character's

If I am not mistaken, this is the first novel by Jordan Sonnenblick that has a female protagonist and he nailed it! He not only did a wonderful job capturing life as an adolescent girl, but also the adventure that is middle school: wanting to fit in, needing to have an identity of your own, and needing the support of friends who are sometimes found in the most unlikely places. Falling Over Sideways follows a year in the life of Claire, an 8th grade dancer and saxophone player, whose life turns

I loved the protagonist in this story. Her relationships with her family and friends felt honest and genuine. I also liked how she was willing to make sacrifices to obtain her goals and better her relationships. The only gripe I had with this novel was the image of many adults, whether it be a teacher or dance instructor, being seen as heartless and cruel. Overall the plot was moving, and the resolution even had me tearing up.

I always love Sonnenblick. I picked this one up because my son was on a Sonnenblick kick this past fall. This one was different than his other books because the main character was an 8th grade girl. He does such a good job of writing about difficult issues for middle & YA readers, and always had relatable characters & plot.

Another excellent Jordan Sonnenblick book, in which the main character is having breakfast with her dad when he experiences a sudden medical emergency and she has to help him. The remainder of the book explores what it's like to be a kid in the aftermath of a life-changing event in which the family is thrown into chaos. How much do you tell your teachers? How much do you tell your friends? How can things ever be the same again and how can you be ok with that? As with most Jordan Sonnenblick

At first I thought, this is a great book for a 7th or 8th grader with a parent who has had an injury or recent diagnosis. I was thankful such a book existed for a tween / young teen, but felt I was too old for this. Yet there was something so sweet about Claire, and her troubles at school felt a bit too familiar so I kept reading. By the end I was part of this family, a laughing and sobbing mess. I catch myself repeating jokes from the book (piggy) and wondering why no one else finds them