The Science of Breakable Things

An NPR Great Read of the YearA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA Booklist Reader Best Book of the MonthA Brightly Best Children’s and YA Books of March 2018 “Natalie is an engaging narrator whose struggles at home and with her peers ring true.” —Deborah Hopkinson, award-winning author “Inspiring, emotional, and heartwarming.” —Melissa Savage, author of Lemons“A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred“Beautifully crafted metaphors, a theme of mending old friendships and creating new ones, and an empowering teacher to a variety of readers… . A winning story full of heart and action.” —Booklist, starred “Natalie’s Korean heritage is sensitively explored, as is the central issue of depression.” —Publishers Weekly“Natalie learns that, as with the egg, people, too, are fragile and need support and padding to break their falls. An emotional story that explores parental depression with realism and empathy.” —School Library Journal“A sweet and hope-filled story.” —Brightly“Holy moly!!! This book made me feel.” —Colby Sharp, editor of The Creativity Project

TAE KELLER was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up on purple rice, Spam musubi, and her halmoni’s tiger stories. She is the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger and The Science of Breakable Things. She lives in Seattle.

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