My Jasper June audiobook

4 stars! Despite a some very heavy topics, I really enjoyed this book. At its core, it's a story of healing, and a powerful one. Would recommend for upper aged middle graders, probably ages 10 and up.

This middle grade book is very sweet and touches on some very tough situations. Leah and her family live in a small town where everyone knows everyone. Leah makes a new friend and finds that Jasper helps her to start to live again after a tragedy struck her family. Highly recommend to young students as well as adults.

I LOVED this book. Check out my video review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSHOh...

** spoiler alert ** I won this book in a giveaway from Goodreads and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. This is the first YA novel I have read in awhile so it was refreshing. It talks about things that might be a little bit more taboo for kids including death and a child being homeless. This wasn't something where there were twists and turns, but the book really came all together at the end. I guess if I really had thought about it, this would be something that would be very predictable, but I was okay with that.It's a cute read about friendship, hard times and trying to get through those things.

A tender story about friendship, family, and grief. I wanted to hold everyone in this book, and smooth their hair. I am always so frustrated in books where no one is talking, no one is saying the things they need to say. But this time there's a good reason. This time what isn't being said is the point of the story, and I loved how it resolved. The book had almost a fairy tale feel, while being very firmly grounded in the real world.

Leah, a white Jewish 13-year-old, has been going through a mountain of different emotions. Her friends seem to have pulled away from her ever since her little brother drowned last summer, while attending the same camp she was attending. Leah is drifting through the world like a ghost, with no help from her equally broken parents. With all her friends off enjoying their summer plans, Leah first enjoys the depressive nothingness of a plan-free summer vacation. Severe boredom finally is what drives her out of the house. She comes across on an overgrown farm hidden near her corner of the city, and that is where she first meets Jasper, who's 14. Jasper, an almost magical-seeming white redhead is washing her clothes in the creek. Eventually Leah learns that Jasper is living In an overgrown and rundown cottage and she is living alone. Jasper slowly reveals that she is on the run from a terrible home situation, which is why she has chosen to be homeless. Leah comes to understand that Jasper's overgrown encampment is her desperate reality.I'd love a sequel. Reminds me of the Bridge to Terabithia.

I stayed up late reading this one because I could not put it down! Leah and her parents have struggled through the past year after he brother’s accidental death. Leah feels alone, with her friendships fading and a feeling of being mostly ignored by her parents. A few days into summer break Leah meets Jasper, who quickly becomes a friend and fills that deep dark hole that rests within Leah. She quickly finds that Jasper’s living situation is horrible, as she is staying in an old abandoned house. It becomes Leah’s mission to help Jasper, although Jasper insists that her circumstances must be kept secret. As time passes, this secret becomes difficult, even impossible, to keep. When does truly helping a person take precedence over keeping your word? Early digital copy provided by Edelweiss.

A feel-good, magical story about a family’s experience with grief and all of the emotions that loss can exhume. Leah is a young girl trying to find her way after experiencing a devastating loss that she never thinks her family is going to come back from; and then she meets Jasper, a girl who becomes a sliver of light in their world of darkness. Jasper’s life isn’t typical in any way to Leah, but Leah slowly learns that normal is not a label she aspires her family to withhold. After her families loss she becomes aware that everything is forever different, and Jasper is the friend she needed to ensure her life is lived. A story of hope, friendship, and family.

My Jasper June is such a special middle grade book about how relationships change and we evolve after losing a loved one. This book is an intimate look at grief through the eyes of a teen (Leah) who feels somewhat invisible until she meets her new friend, Jasper.Jasper has her own hardships and the bond her and Leah form helps them both get through incredibly trying times in their lives.The ending was somewhat predictable as an adult but it might not be so clear cut for a middle grade reader. I definitely recommend My Jasper June and can’t wait to read other books by this author.

Leah and Jasper are such vivid, REAL characters. I adore them and I adore this book.

Loved this book!

Summer begins and nothing is the same for Leah; not since her brother died last year. Her friends feel like strangers. Leah even feels like a stranger to herself. Then she meets Jasper, a mysterious girl who’s hiding secrets. The two girls connect and help each other. But sometimes helping a friend means breaking a promise.MY JASPER JUNE is a story about grief, family, friendship, homelessness, substance abuse and the healing power of love. Laurel Snyder gave Leah a sympathetic, sometimes heartbreaking voice. The naïveté of youth allows her to think she can solve adult problems, while also giving her the inspiration to think outside the box.If the ending had been more realistic and less Pollyannaish I’d have given MY JASPER JUNE five stars.

I had been anticipating this gorgeous book since Laurel told me about it over a year ago. Her gift as a writer is making you believe that magic is just as real as anything. The exploration of loss, accepting and challenging the imperfections of family, and doing our best by our family and friends though it might take the most bravery is authentic and revealing. Sometimes we have to do hard things for the ones we love...we keep secrets, protect secrets, and ultimately reveal those secrets when they no longer serve. As always, a beautiful and meaningful story. Plus #OwnVoices for Jewish representation in the main character’s family.

My Jasper June by Laurel Synder is a touching story that you must read. This book is about a young girl named Leah who has lost her brother and nows seems that she has lost herself too, along with her parents. Ever since the day of the tragedy, everything has changed for her. Until one day Leah meets a girl named Jasper who also has had a hard life. Together the girls become best friends, hide away from all of their problems, and conquer challenges that will end up changing both of their lives.I loved this book because of the characters that Syder created and especially the personalities she gave them. When I read this book it made me feel like I was in the character's place and not many books have done that to me before. The characters also felt real because of the dialogue Synder used. I also really enjoyed the plot of the book because it was a story that could actually happen and it had many things to relate to in the book. For example, the strong friendship Leah and Jasper have together reminds me of the friendship I have with my best friend. Overall, this book was heartwarming, relatable, an adventure, and had an amazing ending.I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading realistic fiction and books about friendship, and concurring challenges. Lastly, I would recommend this book to people who like books that you can relate to.