Ps I Miss You is a standout for families who want books that don't shy away from real-world complexity. It’s a 'quiet' book—there are no magic wands or world-ending stakes—but for a kid navigating their own first crush or questioning the rules they grew up with, the stakes feel just as high.
It’s especially valuable for its portrayal of a girl trying to reconcile her LGBTQ+ identity with her religious upbringing. Author Jen Petro-Roy handles the 'taboo' elements (like the sister’s pregnancy) with exactly the right amount of information for a middle-grade audience: enough to understand the gravity, but not so much that it feels like it belongs on a YA shelf.





