Bøker av Jen Petro-Roy

A heartbreaking-yet ultimately uplifting-epistolary middle-grade novel about family, religion, and having the courage to be yourself"P.S. I Miss You is so moving! Evie's quiet strength and fierce determination are an inspiration. " -Ann M. Martin, author of Rain Reign and the Baby-Sitters Club"Jen Petro-Roy has created a character with the potential to be as iconic as Judy Blume's Margaret." -Erin Dionne, author of Notes from an Accidental Band GeekEvie is heartbroken when her strict Catholic parents send her pregnant sister, Cilla, away to stay with a distant great-aunt. All Evie wants is for her older sister to come back. Forbidden from speaking to Cilla, Evie secretly sends her letters.Evie writes about her family, torn apart and hurting. She writes about her life, empty without Cilla. And she writes about the new girl in school, June, who becomes her friend, and then maybe more than a friend.Evie could really use some advice from Cilla. But Cilla isn't writing back, and it's time for Evie to take matters into her own hands.P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy is a heartfelt middle grade novel dealing with faith, identity, and finding your way in difficult times."A touching, epistolary tale of a girl's journey to self-discovery. . . . Evie is an authentic, well developed character struggling with the deep issues of growing up. Petro-Roy's debut novel is realistic and relatable; middle school and junior high readers will appreciate taking Evie's emotional journey with her." -VOYA"The emotional conclusion will resonate with middle school fans of contemporary realistic fiction." -School Library Journal

Veronica struggles to balance softball, friends, and family turmoil in this new honest and heartfelt middle grade novel by Jen Petro-Roy, Life in the Balance.Veronica Conway has been looking forward to trying out for the All-Star softball team for years. She's practically been playing the game since she was a baby. She should have this tryout on lock.Except right before tryouts, Veronica's mom announces that she's entering rehab for alcoholism, and her dad tells her that they may not be able to afford the fees needed to be on the team.Veronica decides to enter the town talent show in an effort to make her own money, but along the way discovers a new hobby that leads her to doubt her feelings for the game she thought she loved so much.Is her mom the only one learning balance, or can Veronica find a way to discover what she really wants to do with her life?

A self-help guide that answers your questions about body image and disordered eating This nonfiction self-help book for young readers with disordered eating and body image problems delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image, tools and information for recovery, and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating.You Are Enough answers questions like:. What are eating disorders?. What types of treatment are available for eating disorders?. What is anxiety?. How can you relax?. What is cognitive reframing?. Why are measurements like BMI flawed and arbitrary?. What is imposter syndrome?. How do our role models affect us?. How do you deal with body changes?. . . just to name a few.Many eating disorder books are written in a way that leaves many people out of the eating disorder conversation, and this book is written with a special eye to inclusivity, so that people of any gender, socioeconomic group, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or chronic illness can benefit. Eating disorder survivor Jen Petro-Roy draws from her own experience with anorexia, OCD, and over-exercising, as well as research and interviews with survivors and medical professionals, to deliver a toolkit for recovery, written in a easy-to-understand, conversational way.