I don't think I really caught or appreciated, as a kid, the way it's about how different types of intelligence are all equally important and valid, but that was the part that stood out to me when I re-read it a few years ago.

Nice! I have middle-grade readers in my life, so I will check it out!

Thank you for recommending The Swifts!! I probably would never have heard of it without your post, and I'm so glad I did.

You're welcome! My mother is ultimately the person who impulse-brought it home from the bookstore.