i am Elephant, i am Butterfly by Leslie Tall Manning (Book Beginnings & Friday 56)

 Amazon description:

An absolutely lovely book. I loved Simone and cheered her and Phoebe (and the others, of course) on from the get-go ... even when they were breaking my heart. Maybe especially then. I felt like the second third or so was a bit rushed which knocked out a star.

Friday 56 (today is from the 56% mark of the ebook) is hosted at Freda's Voice & Book Beginnings (share the first few sentences) is at Rose City Reader.