Deepest Breath

Stevie is eleven and loves reading and sea creatures. She's been best friends with Andrew forever, but she likes a girl at school more. With the help of a librarian, she finds stories of girls loving girls and builds up the courage to share the truth with her mum. The Deepest Breath is a story for any young reader with an open mind who wants to understand how people's emotions affect their lives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 09 May 2019
Publisher: Little Island

Stevie is an eleven-year-old girl who has a passion for reading and sea creatures. She lives with her mother and has been best friends with Andrew since forever. Stevie's mother often teases her about getting married someday, but Stevie knows that it won't ever happen. At school, she meets a girl named Sarah, who she likes more than Andrew. In fact, she's confused about how much she likes Sarah. It's a completely different feeling from the way she likes Andrew. It makes her feel alive and excited inside. Stevie is curious about whether girls can like girls—love them, even—but she doesn't know where to find information. She's too shy to ask anyone about it, but she hopes to find an answer in a book. With the help of her librarian, Stevie discovers stories of girls loving girls and builds up the courage to share the truth with her mother.

The Deepest Breath is written in accessible verse chapters and in a warm and reassuring style. It will be of special relevance to young girls who are starting to realize that they are attracted to other girls, but it is also a story for any young reader with an open mind who wants to understand how people's emotions affect their lives.

Weight: 162g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912417186