The author creates Calliope’s voice through poetry: imagery and line. Her mother even promises that they can visit Jinsong over vacation. We have the satisfying impression that Calliope will make friends.

The author leaves the reader at Calliope’s new school. She manages to find her voice and talk to her mother honestly for the first time. Calliope reaches a breaking pointing at the prospect of yet another move. Just as Jinsong finds the inner strength to overcome his friends’ disapproval, Calliope’s mother marries without her daughter’s knowledge or approval. The reader is privy to both Calliope’s and Jinsong’s thoughts as they navigate their friendship. She finds friendship with her neighbor, Jinsong, who struggles with embarrassment over her tics. She had been told by her mother and a specialist to keep her diagnosis a secret, but she cannot suppress all of her tics and is bullied. The reader is introduced to Calliope as she is moving to her tenth school. Whenever the mother breaks up with a boyfriend, they move to another town, city, or state. Her mother is a flighty, codependent sort of person who fell apart after her husband, Calliope’s father, died in a car accident. Her disorder manifests in facial tics, uncontrolled movements, as well as, repetitive vocal sounds. The first main character, Calliope, is a pre-teen with Tourette’s Syndrome. The author narrates in two distinct voices: Calliope and Jinsong. I ordered a paperback copy when I finished the audio version to see whether the lyricism stemmed from the beautiful narration on the audio or the text. When I chose the title from the digital library, I was unaware it is a novel in verse. I listened to the middle grade/YA novel, Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry, and was amazed by the lyrical language used to explore the often-misunderstood disorder Tourette’s Syndrome. **PLEASE NOTE THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS**