Tbh, I wish I liked this more than I did. I think a lot of kids will connect with B and their story, but I found the writing lacked any subtlety. Eri and Jodie did seem perfect, and B's crying felt exaggerated rather than authentic. Maybe I'm being harsh here, and I do recommend it for library collections, but I've read (much) better books on the same topic.

Younger me would have died to see all the representation portrayed in this book. Neo-pronouns. They/them pronouns. Foster parents. Lesbians. Trans kids. Autism. ADHD. I did feel some of the dialogue could use some work, and some of the scenes felt a little jumpy. I also felt like it promoted the “homophobia/transphobia is bad!!” trainline a bit excessively, with the MC acting a bit more childish than you would expect from a 12 year old, but it was a pretty good read.