Where You See Yourself
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- Author：Claire Forrest
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Summary
Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale， a swoon-worthy romance， and much-needed disability representation in this story about a girl who's determined to follow her dreams。
By the time Effie Galanos starts her senior year， it feels like she’s already been thinking about college applications for an eternity—after all， finding a college that will be the perfect fit and be accessible enough for Effie to navigate in her wheelchair presents a ton of considerations that her friends don’t have to worry about。
What Effie hasn’t told anyone is that she already knows exactly what school she has her heart set on: a college in NYC with a major in Mass Media & Society that will set her up perfectly for her dream job in digital media。 She’s never been to New York， but paging through the brochure， she can picture the person she’ll be there， far from the Minneapolis neighborhood where she's lived her entire life。 When she finds out that Wilder （her longtime crush） is applying there too， it seems like one more sign from the universe that it’s the right place for her。
But it turns out that the universe is full of surprises。 As Effie navigates her way through a year of admissions visits， senior class traditions， internal and external ableism， and a lot of firsts--and lasts--she starts to learn that sometimes growing up means being open to a world of possibilities you never even dreamed of。 And maybe being more than just friends with Wilder is one of those dreams。。。
By the time Effie Galanos starts her senior year， it feels like she’s already been thinking about college applications for an eternity—after all， finding a college that will be the perfect fit and be accessible enough for Effie to navigate in her wheelchair presents a ton of considerations that her friends don’t have to worry about。
What Effie hasn’t told anyone is that she already knows exactly what school she has her heart set on: a college in NYC with a major in Mass Media & Society that will set her up perfectly for her dream job in digital media。 She’s never been to New York， but paging through the brochure， she can picture the person she’ll be there， far from the Minneapolis neighborhood where she's lived her entire life。 When she finds out that Wilder （her longtime crush） is applying there too， it seems like one more sign from the universe that it’s the right place for her。
But it turns out that the universe is full of surprises。 As Effie navigates her way through a year of admissions visits， senior class traditions， internal and external ableism， and a lot of firsts--and lasts--she starts to learn that sometimes growing up means being open to a world of possibilities you never even dreamed of。 And maybe being more than just friends with Wilder is one of those dreams。。。
Reviews
Madi Proctor
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THIS BOOK！ AAA！ I'm a Disabled teen about to go live at college， and it's so hard to see myself in romance and YA books！ This did it！ I'm so happy！ This gives me hope that I can survive and thrive and love and make a difference！ I even share the same disability as the protagonist！ I can't even！！！ This book came into my life at just the right time！ And it's so relatable and comforting ☺️ I bought it before I read it。 I never do that。 I was banking on it being amazing！ And it was more！ It's just。。 THIS BOOK！ AAA！ I'm a Disabled teen about to go live at college， and it's so hard to see myself in romance and YA books！ This did it！ I'm so happy！ This gives me hope that I can survive and thrive and love and make a difference！ I even share the same disability as the protagonist！ I can't even！！！ This book came into my life at just the right time！ And it's so relatable and comforting ☺️ I bought it before I read it。 I never do that。 I was banking on it being amazing！ And it was more！ It's just。。。 I don't have words to describe it！！ I'm so glad I gave it a chance！ 。。。more
Kimberly （kimberly_reads）
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I adored this book to pieces！！ Effie is a character I’ll forever hold close to my heart because she has cerebral palsy like I do， and like I’m working towards， doesn’t let it serve as the main aspect of herself。 She’s so much more than that and you get to see Effie grow to recognize that and see that her dreams are possible， even if they aren’t what she originally anticipated them to look like。
Megan Ploch
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A HUGE round of applause to Claire Forrest for writing the most meaningful YA coming of age novel I’ve ever read！ Where You See Yourself quickly made its way into my top 5 favorite books ever， and I know I’m gonna reread this a handful of times。The main character， Effie， has cerebral palsy & is a wheelchair user as a result。 I don’t have CP， but I have a similar disorder， Friedreich’s Ataxia， and I also am a wheelchair user。 I honestly can’t even put into words how relatable this was & how seen A HUGE round of applause to Claire Forrest for writing the most meaningful YA coming of age novel I’ve ever read！ Where You See Yourself quickly made its way into my top 5 favorite books ever， and I know I’m gonna reread this a handful of times。The main character， Effie， has cerebral palsy & is a wheelchair user as a result。 I don’t have CP， but I have a similar disorder， Friedreich’s Ataxia， and I also am a wheelchair user。 I honestly can’t even put into words how relatable this was & how seen it made me feel。 I had no choice but to annotate & tab all of the moments that made me say， “Me too， girl。” （There are 58 tabs） Besides relating on the wheelchair stuff， Effie & I both had a dream of going to college in the big apple， we both had 2 high school BFFs， and we both wore an emerald green prom dress！ Those are small similarities， but they were like a sign to me that I’m not， & never was， alone in this big， scary， not accessible world。Now this book isn’t solely about a girl in a wheelchair。 There’s also a super sweet high school romance aspect， which made me love it that much more because I’m a sucker for a cute， innocent， young love story。 This has some good ole humor sprinkled in there， as well。 WYSY made me laugh。 It made me cry。 It made me angry。 It made me smile。 But most of all， WYSY made me feel strong & empowered。 This book was like a friend， who knows each & every one of my thoughts & feelings & struggles， reaching their hand out to me to make sure I know they’re there。I recommend this book to everyone！ First & foremost， I think other wheelchair users will adore this story， just as I did。 However， I also think able-bodied people of all ages （above maybe 12） should read this book。 Not only will it give you insight & awareness on disability， it’s also simply a good story。 Thank you x100 to Claire Forrest for sending me an ARC & for writing this amazing novel！ 。。。more
Kiera Sauter
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3。5 stars。 Full review to come
Britanie
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Review coming April 15th
Jessica Brown
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This was such a charming coming of age story that focused on many things that are quite rare， but very important， in YA novels。 Effie is a high school senior facing all the tough stuff that comes with that， like applying for， getting into， and choosing the right college。 She also has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair most of the time， which adds layers to the stresses of finding the right fit school。 She’s crushing hard on a kind boy named Wilder who treats her with respect and advocates for This was such a charming coming of age story that focused on many things that are quite rare， but very important， in YA novels。 Effie is a high school senior facing all the tough stuff that comes with that， like applying for， getting into， and choosing the right college。 She also has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair most of the time， which adds layers to the stresses of finding the right fit school。 She’s crushing hard on a kind boy named Wilder who treats her with respect and advocates for her， something she herself is learning how to do on her own。 Her parents are her biggest supporters and （as another review so perfectly pointed out） have their flaws and missteps while still loving her so immensely， and I love that they’re written so realistically。 Effie’s relationships with her friends and sister are also complicated and wonderful in such realistic ways。 I loved this and rooted for her so much， and I appreciated that she struggled in realistic ways （or as realistic as my brain can imagine they’d be-I don’t have mobility concerns so I can’t speak to that， but it felt very realistic to me as a person with chronic illness who had my mother advocating for and taking care of me as a child/young person）。 The star I left off was mainly for things I expect will be polished when the book is published， as I read this as an ARC from Edelweiss。 There were some pacing issues， stuff with the language feeling a little forced or even younger than Effie’s 18 year old voice might be， but I expect that will be addressed as edited。 Overall I loved this and thought it was a really unique and great read。 More disability rep where the characters are nuanced and not written as helpless or burdens on those around them， please！！！ 。。。more
Hanbbooks
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Where you see yourself is a beautiful coming of age story about Effie， a disabled young woman。 This story is so beautiful， I really loved every page of it。The author has such a smooth writing style， from the first page you are immediately immersed into the story。 Effie is such a brave person and through the book you see her grow so much。 At the end of it was like I was encouraging her the same way her friends did♥️This book tells a beautiful story about the struggles of a disabled person ad I th Where you see yourself is a beautiful coming of age story about Effie， a disabled young woman。 This story is so beautiful， I really loved every page of it。The author has such a smooth writing style， from the first page you are immediately immersed into the story。 Effie is such a brave person and through the book you see her grow so much。 At the end of it was like I was encouraging her the same way her friends did♥️This book tells a beautiful story about the struggles of a disabled person ad I think it couldn't be better written than the author did。 This book made me laugh， smile and even cry m。 It's such a beautiful story and everyone should go read this book！Last but not least I want to thank the author for providing me with an earc。 。。。more
Ron Ward
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I am a bookseller and received an ARC of this book — IT WAS SO GOOD！！ While romance does play a role， this story is first and foremost a disability coming of age story。 Effie’s senior year is a quest to develop her self-advocacy skills， both in terms of disability & accessibility， and in terms of speaking up for herself in general。 She needs to figure out where she wants to go to college， how she’s going to make college work as a wheelchair user， what she might face living away from home for the I am a bookseller and received an ARC of this book — IT WAS SO GOOD！！ While romance does play a role， this story is first and foremost a disability coming of age story。 Effie’s senior year is a quest to develop her self-advocacy skills， both in terms of disability & accessibility， and in terms of speaking up for herself in general。 She needs to figure out where she wants to go to college， how she’s going to make college work as a wheelchair user， what she might face living away from home for the first time in her life， and what she wants for her future in general， all while navigating her final year at a high school that is not accessible， tension in her high school friend group， and of course， a budding relationship with her crush。 I’ll admit， I was nervous to see how Effie could possibly figure everything out by the end of the book in a way that was both satisfying to her and to readers， but believe me when I say - Claire Forrest sticks the landing。Without giving too much away， things I loved about this book:- the complex disability rep。 I really loved that even though Effie is aware of disability politics， her thoughts and feelings on disability are not one-note。 She still has a lot to unpack and a lot to learn。 Effie’s relationship to disability is one I found very relatable in a way I think will speak to other disabled readers。- Effie’s Parents。 Too often I think parents in YA are either （1） invisible （2） awful or （3） awesome， but come off extremely fake。 Effie’s parents are the rare awesome-yet-believable-in-their-flaws， YA parents。- Effie’s sister’s boyfriend。 I won’t elaborate on this one you just gotta read it -Effie！！！！ We really get to see her grow into herself over the course of the book and I’m legit proud of her！ She rocks！ - THE ENDING seriously I cannot say enough how satisfying the ending was I think the transition from high school to college is difficult more often than not， and something often overlooked in YA （though within recent years that has been changing）。 This story is a great addition to the world of YA-college-stress books， and also does a great job of examining some of the ways in which the transition to college can be especially hard for disabled students。 I can’t wait for others to read Where You See Yourself and to see what Claire Forrest does next！ 。。。more
natalie！ ☆
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨/5 （4。75） so good！ amazing disability read with wheelchair rep-perfectly highlights what it’s like to be a disabled/chronically ill person
Earl
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Utterly engrossing through and through。 A fun senior year novel told through the eyes of a spunky teenager fighting for disability rights。 I was rooting for Effie to find her voice， to get the guy， and to go for the future that would make her happy。
Chloe
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This was such a beautiful written coming of age story。 The yearning， feelings of loneliness， of the hope that one path will be the best and the fear of what happens if it's not hit deep。 It strums such a deep cord and left me aching in the best way。 This was such a beautiful written coming of age story。 The yearning， feelings of loneliness， of the hope that one path will be the best and the fear of what happens if it's not hit deep。 It strums such a deep cord and left me aching in the best way。 。。。more
Teddy
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21 October 2022:Oh I cannot WAIT to pre-order！！！！
Tory
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"Where You See Yourself" follows determined Minnesotan Effie， a wheelchair user， navigating her senior year of high school and college admissions。 This is an eye-opening book featuring much-needed disability representation， and I loved the Midwestern nods -- "save big money at Menards，" anyone？ Folks still trying to figure out "where they can see themselves" as they venture out into the big world will absolutely relate to Effie; anyone unfamiliar with the concept of "spoons" can absolutely take "Where You See Yourself" follows determined Minnesotan Effie， a wheelchair user， navigating her senior year of high school and college admissions。 This is an eye-opening book featuring much-needed disability representation， and I loved the Midwestern nods -- "save big money at Menards，" anyone？ Folks still trying to figure out "where they can see themselves" as they venture out into the big world will absolutely relate to Effie; anyone unfamiliar with the concept of "spoons" can absolutely take a lesson from Effie's everyday challenges and struggles。 SUCH a great perspective！"'。。。at this point， no， I can't say we have had a student in a wheelchair successfully graduate from Prospect。'。。。 imagine saying that out loud about any other minority。 Imagine the size of the recruitment efforts to change it if it was for anyone else。" 。。。more
tpg0
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tpg1
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tpg2
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