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A review by liftyourheavyeyelids
Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson
4.0
Beneath a Meth Moon follows Laurel as she falls into a meth addiction after losing her mother and grandmother to Hurricane Katrina.
Content wise, this is a heavy book, as it deals with both death and addiction. It is well written, and uses southern dialects and language in ways that make this (fictional) story seem more realistic. I will say i'm still a bit confused why this is on the syllabus for our "diversity week" in class...maybe because it talks about poor white people in the south (a topic that not much YA lit has explored)? That being said, I did like reading this one because it is not the kind of book I would have picked up on my own. Recommended for high school teens and up, I think...although it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for a middle schooler to read it.
Content wise, this is a heavy book, as it deals with both death and addiction. It is well written, and uses southern dialects and language in ways that make this (fictional) story seem more realistic. I will say i'm still a bit confused why this is on the syllabus for our "diversity week" in class...maybe because it talks about poor white people in the south (a topic that not much YA lit has explored)? That being said, I did like reading this one because it is not the kind of book I would have picked up on my own. Recommended for high school teens and up, I think...although it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for a middle schooler to read it.