Albie has always been an almost. He's almost good at tetherball. He's almost smart enough to pass his spelling test. He almost makes his parents proud. And now that Albie is starting a brand new school for fifth grade, he's never felt more certain that almost simply isn't good enough. With everyone around him expecting him to be one thing or another, how is an almost like Albie ever supposed to figure out who he really wants to be?
awards!
An NYPL Top 100 Title for Reading & Sharing
A Junior Library Guild selection
A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee
A Los Angeles Times Summer Reading Pick
A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
An NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
An Amazon.com Best Book of the Year
A BookPage Best Children's Book of the Year
An ALA Notable Children's Book
state lists!
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Master List
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
Nebraska Golden Sower Award
New Hampshire Cocheco Readers' Award
Pacific Northwest Young Readers' Choice Award
Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Award
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Master List
Washington, D.C. Capitol Choices Master List
Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Award
Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
Florida Sunshine State Readers Award
Georgia Children's Book Award
Hawai'i Nene Award
Illinois Bluestem Readers' Choice Award
Indiana Read Alouds List
Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award
Iowa Children's Choice Award
praise!
Kirkus Reviews | STARRED review
★ “[Graff] gracefully fuses heartache with a gentle humor and candor. . . . Achingly superb, Albie’s story shines.”
Booklist | STARRED review
★ “Beautifully written, Albie's story is accessible and dignified, with a gentle message that will touch any reader's heart. . . . A perfect book to share with struggling readers.”
Publishers Weekly | STARRED review
★ “Graff’s gentle story invokes evergreen themes of coming to appreciate one’s strengths (and weaknesses), and stands out for its thoughtful, moving portrait of a boy who learns to keep moving forward, taking on the world at his own speed.”
School Library Journal | STARRED review
★ “Albie comes through significant emotional hardship to a genuine sense of self-worth. Albie himself would find this book inviting.”
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