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A review by amdame1
Better Than the Best Plan by Lauren Morrill
3.0
Ritzy is just 3 months short of her 18th birthday when her (always somewhat flighty) mom decides to join the Bodhi Institute, which Ritzy is convinced is just a huge pyramid scheme. Sooner than later, child protective services finds out that she is living on her own and places her in foster care in a really nice place out on Helena Island with some of Florida's more elite families. Ritzy struggles with many things here: her mom's desertion, fitting in in this new situation, trying to maintain contact with her old friends, etc.
A serviceable but predictable story in many elements. However, I really liked the way it handled the elements of the foster care system, especially her foster family. They were well-nuanced characters, not just stereotypes or fill ins.
Some swears, one scene with teen drinking, one reference to a pot farm, a few kisses. More appeal for high school due to age of characters but nothing to keep it out of a middle school.
A serviceable but predictable story in many elements. However, I really liked the way it handled the elements of the foster care system, especially her foster family. They were well-nuanced characters, not just stereotypes or fill ins.
Some swears, one scene with teen drinking, one reference to a pot farm, a few kisses. More appeal for high school due to age of characters but nothing to keep it out of a middle school.