Jawbreaker

I knew Jawbreaker was something special. It's an Editor's Choice and Favorite on a lot of lists. But I didn't know how much I would love it. A. WHOLE. LOT. I have been recommending Jawbreaker to friends with middle-grade kids, but also to friends without kids (like me) who just love great writing and stories about growing up. C. Wyman has created a whole world of characters who are so very real and who are going through real things. This is the kind of book I wish I had in grade-school, junior high and high school. The kind that makes you laugh and cry and feel real feelings and root for everyone. I don't want to give away too much of the plot because it's such a joy to read it and have it unfold. Just know that Jawbreaker is the kind of read that leaves you feeling like you were there - in the school, in the home, on the journey and you hate finishing it because you feel like you really knew these characters and you want to keep them in your life. Bravo! I can't wait for anything and everything C. Wyman writes next. (And yes, even my cat was into Jawbreaker). If I could give this book ten stars, I would.

This was a great book! My daughter read it in school and I looked forward to hearing her read it to see what happened next. Would definitely recommend.

My daughter enjoyed the book

Arrived perfectly, I can’t wait to read it.

I purchased this book for my 13yr old grand daughter. She loved it, especially the ending. She brought it back to me and said she thought I would enjoy reading it too. So I did!! And she was right - I read it all one morning. What a great story and important message . I would love to see this in movie-form

I would recommend this to any older child or young teen, and honestly to many adults. There are many things I've never seen done this well in literature: the experience of being chronically broke but not poor, of having a family that is deeply dysfunctional but still shows love, of having good friends but not being able to figure out how to talk to them about hard things, and the distinct loneliness of having an experience that everyone in your family is going through but no one is talking about with each other. Braces and bullying may be the central focus in this book but there is so much more. I especially loved a part where the main character writes about how school policies don't take into account differences in student resources. I hope all educators read that! Loved the characters, funny dialogue, and story arc from miserable beginning to triumphant ending. Well done.

Got this book for my daughter. She loves to read and is enjoying this book.

JAWBREAKER is a heartbreaker that will make you angry, sad, and hopeful that things will get better for Max, the girl with the class II malocclusion that has taken over her life. The story is a treatise of the horrible effects of bullying when adults who are supposed to protect children seem clueless. Alone in the world where even your family seems not to care. This story will hurt you, break you, and then stitch you back together so you will never be the same.