She sees everything. She writes it all down. But what happens when one quiet girl’s truth shakes up the whole school?
Nine-year-old Libby Monroe doesn’t talk much. But she watches everything. And when she notices rules being quietly bent—rules that seem to hurt the same kinds of kids over and over again—she starts writing it all down in her secret notebook.
She calls it The Watcher’s Log.
After witnessing a brave classmate speak up about injustice, Libby decides it’s time to do more than just observe. She launches a quiet revolution—Notebook Day—inviting other students to write the truths they’re too scared to say out loud. But when school leaders push back and things get complicated at home, Libby has to decide if her pencil is still powerful enough to make a difference.
Set in a diverse school and told in Libby’s bold, honest voice, Libby’s Notebook is a moving, empowering middle-grade novel about bravery, belonging, and the unstoppable power of student voice.
Perfect for fans of Front Desk by Kelly Yang and New Kid by Jerry Craft, this story encourages kids to:
Know their rights
Speak their truth
And believe that even a whisper can change everything
A heartfelt classroom read-aloud, book club favorite, or gift for the young justice-seeker in your life.
Because sometimes, the smallest pencil writes the loudest story.