A review by lorie336
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I couldn't put this down because the level of what was to come out of this. Love the diversity of the characters. I gave it the rating I did because I can identify especially at that age. When I was 11 I was bullied and I didn't have friends either. My mom worked long hours so I was alone most of the time until 7 or 8 pm. I felt for Virgil, I knew exactly what he was going through and I was rooting for him. I am not going to spoil more, but when I read this book I felt seen because of my personal experiences and I felt every main protagonist was a representation of the stages of my life except the bully and those parents. Although I am not as old as Lola I am closer to her now in this stage of my life.

Overall, just a wonderful coming of age story especially for children who are being bullied or feel alone because of diversity. When I have a chance I am going to buy this book and share with my children. Also, parents be mindful of how you act and speak around your kids, this is why the bully is a bully, he looks up to his dad and his dad isn't the kindest man. 
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