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Reviewed in India on 26 October 2020

It's a quick light read that covers some heavy topics. Natalie's mom suffers from depression and Natalie doesnt really understand it. Most people don't and she's in middle school. But through her struggles to reconnect with her Mom, she uncovers the strength in her friendships, her family, and herself. And the fact that it talks so much about science and scientific inquiry is a big plus too. I smiled, I cried, I truly felt this book. It's a must read for both school kids and adults alike.

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Reviewed in India on 21 December 2018

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Depression. Isn’t it such a sad word. But this book right here copes with it. I really liked this book as it shows you the real thought of a middle schooler recommend it to anybody who is reading this 🤩🥳👌😍

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Dragos grigore

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2019

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Kate Bell

A light read with some heavy themes

Reviewed in Spain on 29 May 2019

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This story takes a family with some unresolved feelings about their heritage, a depressed mother, a science experiment, and a couple of quirky friends and mixes them all together. The result is a surprisingly coherent book, written simply enough, and with cute features like lists and drawings, that even kids aged 9 or 10 can read it. I'd recommend it for kids who could use a light understanding of depression, nothing too dark, with themes of late primary/early middle school like friendship troubles thrown in.

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Reviewed in Italy on 21 December 2019

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Molto interessante.

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Fiktshun

Witty and heartrending and a lot of fun

Reviewed in the United States on 12 March 2018

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THE SCIENCE OF BREAKABLE THINGS is a charming and delightful, emotional, meaningful, and thoroughly engaging read. It is full of hope and heartache and humor, clever footnotes, adorable illustrations, and a plethora of broken eggs.

Ever since Natalie’s mom all but disappeared from her life, Natalie’s been looking for answers and for a way to fix things so that the mom she knew will return and replace the not-there version who spends most of her days in bed.

Her new, overly enthusiastic science teacher’s suggestion that she participate in the local egg drop competition might not be such a bad one. It will give her just the opportunity she needs to help - that is, if she can win.

Going it alone she doesn’t stand a chance, but with her best friend Twig and new friend Dari on her team, winning is a real possibility - even with drop ideas that contain glitter, marshmallows, and chocolate.

Tae Keller created a sympathetic, relatable, likable, funny, flawed, and real character in Natalie. She put her character in a situation that forced her to grow up, to learn things she might not have wanted to learn, to adapt, to become more aware, more thoughtful, more understanding. But she didn’t make her go it alone.

The author did an incredible job of keeping her story at just the right amounts of serious and fun. It is moving and heart-rending. But with a hashtag happy teacher, a friend who doesn’t know the meaning of a whisper, and a dad whose idea of fun is running errands, it is equally as lighthearted and hilarious as it is affecting.

Aimed at a middle grade audience, THE SCIENCE OF BREAKABLE THINGS can be just as easily enjoyed by a young adult readership, as well as readers of most ages. It incorporates science in a way that is amusing and educational. It tackles emotionally tough issues. It introduces a bit of cultural diversity. It offers food for thought. It has some sweet and wonderful characters. And it is witty and smart and an amazingly great read.

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Karen

I read it in one day and immediately recommended it to several of my students

Reviewed in the United States on 6 June 2018

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This is such a touching book. I read it in one day and immediately recommended it to several of my students. The 7th grade experience is very relatable, and the lessons learned are priceless.

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S. Liu

A beautiful must read

Reviewed in the United States on 1 April 2018

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A moving, poignant, and funny book about a girl who deals with her mother's depression through an improbable plan to win an egg-drop contest. Hana navigates both new and existing friendships and difficult family dynamics in her quest to understand "the science of breakable things and how to protect them." This book will stay with readers, especially those who face depression or experience it in their families.

doodlenoodle

It was…. Ok?

Reviewed in the United States on 3 August 2021

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I mean it was good- ish the whole thing is about a kid who’s mom is depressed so she neglects her kid for 6 months then at the end she is forgiven easily

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Wouldn’t recommend at all

Reviewed in the United States on 16 August 2021

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My daughter had to read it for school and found the book both boring and too detailed. Was focused on problems that could be easily solved. It is very unrealistic and some parts just tried a little too hard. Would not recommend for fun read if you have to read for school skim it.

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