Deer Run Home is a middle grade book in verse based on a true court case of a Deaf student who was adopted by her ASL interpreter after experiencing extreme abuse and neglect at home. This was a HEAVY read, and I highly encourage readers, teachers, and parents to check the content warnings on this one and to read with care and open conversation with an adult (for students). It is a powerful story and one that is written with a tremendous amount of sensitivity. Overall though, it felt a little incomplete to me. While I understand what the author was trying to do with the deer symbolism, it seemed a bit forced. I also would have loved to see a bit more development of both the storyline and characters.