by Jennifer Longo
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: January 21th, 2020
Growing up in foster care, Muiriel has two unbreakable rules: 1) When packing, only bring what is absolutely necessary, and 2) avoid attachment. Unlike socks and toothpaste, the people you care about can’t be packed into a suitcase. They get left behind. Everything changes when Muiriel meets Kira, Sean, and Francine, three people who just might be worth breaking the rules for. Jennifer Longo’s What I Carry is an enduring tale of friendship and love. It’s witty, thoughtful, and tear-jerking all at once. Foster care is a topic not often addressed in young adult novels, and rarely is it addressed with such sincerity. The writing is vivid; the characters jump off the page. Ultimately, the novel speaks to the courage it takes to fall in love. Friendship, for Muriel, has always been a dangerous, delicate thing. What I Carry makes the message clear: the hairbrush and floss in your suitcase are not the true essentials. Infinitely more important are the relationships you build.
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