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Drew LeClair Gets a Clue
by Katryn Bury
this was so fun! as someone who grew up LOVING murder mysteries and just mysteries in general, but none of my friends feeling the same or understanding why i loved them so much, the child in me felt very seen by drew! i loved how she was not only named after nancy drew, but actually loved the books and the character as well. she also watches the nancy drew tv series so every reference to the show made me so happy.
this book handled many important topics in such a great and accessible way. there was a lot of discussion on fatphobia and what it's like to grow up and be "the fat kid" and be bullied as well as growing comfortable in your body. every time she saw a kid get bullied for being fat or thought back to when she was bullied about her weight, drew was very quick to mention something about being fat is not a dirty word, it is not bad, and she talks about how she's still "what is considered chubby" and that she's okay with it. i know that i would've loved reading a book about a fat/chubby main character who felt positively about her body as a kid, hell i love reading about it now because i still need that validation. i thought that was so important.
there's also a lot of discussion on bullying and the harms of bullying both in-person and online. there's discussions on how white the education system is and how many schools don't have students reading books about people of color or books written by people of color. drew also talks about how even though she has friends who are people of color and can hear and sympathize with the struggles that they face, she knows that she will never fully understand because she won't have the same experiences as them.
there's discussion of divorce and how that affects a child, as well as absentee parenting and how our parent's past trauma can be reflected back onto us. there's also the fact that drew realizes that she is probably bisexual but she doesn't feel the need to decide yet because she's in 7th grade and she still thinks that actually kissing another human is gross.
i think that this is a great book not just for middle grade readers, but readers in general. i would've loved a book like this as a kid and i'm really glad that kids growing up now have it
this book handled many important topics in such a great and accessible way. there was a lot of discussion on fatphobia and what it's like to grow up and be "the fat kid" and be bullied as well as growing comfortable in your body. every time she saw a kid get bullied for being fat or thought back to when she was bullied about her weight, drew was very quick to mention something about being fat is not a dirty word, it is not bad, and she talks about how she's still "what is considered chubby" and that she's okay with it. i know that i would've loved reading a book about a fat/chubby main character who felt positively about her body as a kid, hell i love reading about it now because i still need that validation. i thought that was so important.
there's also a lot of discussion on bullying and the harms of bullying both in-person and online. there's discussions on how white the education system is and how many schools don't have students reading books about people of color or books written by people of color. drew also talks about how even though she has friends who are people of color and can hear and sympathize with the struggles that they face, she knows that she will never fully understand because she won't have the same experiences as them.
there's discussion of divorce and how that affects a child, as well as absentee parenting and how our parent's past trauma can be reflected back onto us. there's also the fact that drew realizes that she is probably bisexual but she doesn't feel the need to decide yet because she's in 7th grade and she still thinks that actually kissing another human is gross.
i think that this is a great book not just for middle grade readers, but readers in general. i would've loved a book like this as a kid and i'm really glad that kids growing up now have it