Disclaimer: An eARC was provided by the Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own.

Trigger Warning: Invisible Disabilities, Epilepsy

How amazing is it that even in my late twenties I am still living and adoring middle grade fiction?

I am telling you, it is pretty darn awesome!

Talking to Alaska was one of those beautiful books I pretty much fell in love with, as I read more and went deeper into the story!

Parker is having a difficult summer, made so because she has had to give up her beloved dog, Alaska away for her brother developed an allergy to dog hair.

Sven, on the other hand developed epilepsy a year ago and is only now starting school, and is all nervous about his first day. He knows that he has to do something cool to be not known as the epileptic kid.

Parker and Sven find themselves as enemies when Sven ends up making an embarrassing nickname for Parker in a class exercise and that nickname sticks, because of course it does.

It all becomes too much when at the end of the school day, she realises that her beloved dog is now Sven’s service dog, helping out with his epilepsy but Sven isn’t taking care of Alaska the way she deserves to be.

Parker knows the only way forward is to steal Alaska back from Sven.

What neither Parker nor Sven expect is the grudging friendship they both develop with each other - Parker teaching Sven all about appreciating Alaska and her help as well as Sven teaching Parker about understanding that not everything that looks to be okay is not always okay.

An adorable middle grade fiction that packs a powerful punch when it comes to invisible disabilities. The author has done fantastic job of treating this sensitive topic with the care it actually deserves!