No & Me by Delphine de Vigan

Delphine de Vigan has only ever written books in French, and this is her first one to be published in English. It's touching, but not cheesy; deep, but not unrelatable; it makes you think, but also lets you get lost in the story. Read it. Read it right now.

Lou is a bit of a genius and she gets moved up two grades in school, but she's painfully shy and can't ever seem to fit in with her classmates. At home, her parents have bigger problems on their hands than paying attention to Lou. Her mother is only half-present, spending most days in a haze of depression, staring off into space. Her father tries to hide his muffled crying from Lou, but she can hear him through the bathroom door. Then, Lou meets No - a homeless girl on the brink of giving up - and the two girls help each other. No might be just the key to patching up Lou's family, and Lou gives No hope that someone might care about her after all. But can they really ever break through the emotional and social boundaries that have been set for them?

We are just about to get this book in at the Stettler Public Library and it's on it's merry way to our shelves. If you want to request it (and I know you do!), click here.