The Deepest Breath

A warm, sensitive and reassuring age-appropriate exploration of LGBTQIA+ identity for younger readers, told in verse novel form by an award-winning author.

Stevie is eleven. She loves reading and sea creatures. She lives with her mum, and she’s been best friends with Andrew since forever. Stevie’s mum teases her that someday they’ll get married, but Stevie knows that won’t ever happen. There’s a girl at school that she likes more. A lot more. Actually, she’s a bit confused about how much she likes her. It’s nothing like the way she likes Andrew. It makes her fizz inside.

That’s a new feeling, one she doesn’t understand.