A review by ashleysilver7
The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty

4.0

This is the author's first novel, and I think it's a winner. Simply put, it follows the life and coming of age of Evelyn, growing up in the 70s and 80s in a fictional town of Kerrville, Kansas. As a Kansas native, it's sort of fun hearing the narrator describe towns, weather patterns, and the University of my state (Jayhawks!). Evelyn has a hard time, living in a tiny apartment with a single mother, and later a baby. Evelyn is a gifted child, and a very hard worker who badly wants to better her situation. It definitely gives a glimpse as to how the "other half" lives. I recommend this book - especially if you like a protagonist who's such a fighter.