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A review by judy_bagley
Serena Says by Tanita S. Davis
4.0
“MY MOTHER SAID THAT sixth-grade friendships change, and that change was beyond our control, and that we shouldn’t take it personally.”
With these words my 53-year-old self was swept back to my 6th-grade self! But at the end of the day, don’t these words apply to friendships throughout our lives?
I loved this book as it encapsulates those difficult tween years so well. I also loved the diversity woven into this book, and that the author did it with out it being the focus or the defining mark of the characters. For example there is a character that is a chair-user and the only way it was mentioned was, “Eliana leaned back in her wheelchair and grinned.” The chair shouldn’t be the focal point of the character and it wasn’t!
Serena is my kindred spirit. She says, “Books are the one thing in the world to pick up when your brain needs a break from . . . basically everything.” I couldn’t agree more!
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for the advanced copy of this highly recommended middle grade novel!
With these words my 53-year-old self was swept back to my 6th-grade self! But at the end of the day, don’t these words apply to friendships throughout our lives?
I loved this book as it encapsulates those difficult tween years so well. I also loved the diversity woven into this book, and that the author did it with out it being the focus or the defining mark of the characters. For example there is a character that is a chair-user and the only way it was mentioned was, “Eliana leaned back in her wheelchair and grinned.” The chair shouldn’t be the focal point of the character and it wasn’t!
Serena is my kindred spirit. She says, “Books are the one thing in the world to pick up when your brain needs a break from . . . basically everything.” I couldn’t agree more!
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for the advanced copy of this highly recommended middle grade novel!