A review by bickie
Tru & Nelle by G. Neri

3.0

Interesting story imagining a brief time in the childhoods of real-life writers Nelle Harper Lee and Truman Streckfus Persons Capote. Great historical fiction choice depicting small-town Depression-era Alabama (though I found it a little unrealistic that none of the town leaders were members of the KKK except perhaps the sheriff who, if he wasn't, turned a blind eye). Some of the episodes get a bit scary, but they are all told as though from Nelle and Tru's perspective, and they are 6 and 7 in the book. Sets groundwork for reading the authors' works in the future.
Ages 9-12+ (older readers interested in Harper Lee and/or Truman Capote would also enjoy this book)