Learning to Breathe

A 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults SelectionAmelia Bloomer Lists 2019 Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young ReadersA Governor Generals Literary Award FinalistA Junior Library Guild SelectionA Sheila A. Egoff Childrens Literature Prize SemifinalistA BC Book Prize FinalistA love letter to girlsbittersweet and full of hope. Ibi Zoboi, author of National Book Award Finalist American StreetThis is a stellar debut. Brandy Colbert, awardwinning author of Little & Lion and PointeA vibrant, essential story of healing, resilience, and finding ones family. Stephanie Kuehn, author of William C. Morris Award winning Charm & StrangeA raw, beautiful, unforgettable mustread. Tiffany D. Jackson, author of AllegedlyPoetic. Angela Johnson, awardwinning author of HeavenA powerful, poignant story about refusing to let the past dictate who you are or who you will become. Kirkus ReviewsThis is a wellwritten, thoughtprovoking book that tackles difficult topicsa stirring debut. School Library Journal (starred review)Sixteenyearold Indy struggles to conceal her pregnancy while searching for a place to belong in this stunning debut novel thats perfect for fans of Amber Smith and Sara Zarr.Indira Ferguson has done her best to live by her Grammys rulesstudy hard in school, be respectful, and never let a boy take advantage of her. But it hasnt always been easy, especially living in her mothers shadow.When Indy is sent to stay in Nassau, trouble follows her and she must hide an unwanted pregnancy from her aunt, who would rather throw Indy out onto the street than see the truth. Completely broke with only a handmedown pregnancy book as a resource, Indy desperately looks for a safe space to call home.After stumbling upon a yoga retreat, she wonders if shes found that place. But Indy is about to discover that home is much bigger than just four walls and a roofits about the people she chooses to share it with.