You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!

Written by Alex Gino

Narrated by Alex Gino, Nora Hunter, Blythe Auffarth and 7 more

Alex Gino, the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of George, is back with another sensitive tale based on increasingly relevant social justice issues.

Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister Emma is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. A big fantasy reader, Jilly connects with another fan, Derek, who is African American and a deaf ASL user. She goes to Derek for advice but doesn't always know the best way to ask for it and makes some mistakes along the way.

Jilly has to step back to learn to be an ally, a sister, and a friend, understanding that life works in different ways for different people, and that being open to change can make you change in the best possible ways.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Release date: Sep 25, 2018
• ISBN: 9781338310726

Reviews for You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!

[guidotam · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Precioso y necesario. Alex Gino siempre me sorprende con sus historias.

[gmaccagnociccarelli · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great middle grade, ideal for starting conversations about racism and ableism with the younger ones

[Tiffani Smith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is powerful. It takes a lot for a middle grade book to make me cry and this one had me in tears more than once. I highly recommend that everyone read this. The explanation of the acronyms got a little repetitive in the audiobook but I’m sure on paper that wouldn’t be a problem. Even with that this book is deserving of more than 5 stars.