A review by katiegrrrl
The Insiders by Mark Oshiro

5.0

Héctor’s new school isn’t as progressive as school last school in San Francisco. He is having a hard time finding his place, and having the schools biggest bully after him is making it worse. One day when trying to escape the bully he runs into the janitor’s closet but discovers it is so much more, it is a room that keeps him safe, gives him comforts and somehow new friends in different parts of the country.

A coming of age, finding one’s voice with a little bit of magic middle grade read