Liz
Liz asked Vicky Skinner:

Hi Vicky! Just wondering if your book, How to Breathe Underwater (or any of your other books) is appropriate for a mature 11-year-old girl in 6th grade? Is there explicit material that would be inappropriate? She loves romance books and it's hard to find appropriate content for her in YA, especially because she can sometimes go through 2 a day! :) Thanks!

Vicky Skinner Hi Liz! How to Breathe Underwater, I would say, is probably appropriate for a 6th grader as long as she isn't offended by strong language (namely the F word). The same can be said for We Are the Ghosts and All Our Worst Ideas, although All Our Worst Ideas does have a (non-graphic) intimate scene between two teenagers. Hope this helps!

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