Review by second_assistant_librarian - The First State of Being

second_assistant_librarian 's review for:

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

3.5

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So this just won the Newbery and I’m kind of…meh. It’s very good, but not sure it’s Newbery good. It’s not even my favorite of Entrada Kelly’s. And there’s an anachronism with DVDs and how widespread they were in 1999 that bothered me.

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