A review by lisakn
Squirrel Meets World by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

5.0

It's admittedly a little bit on the silly side, but it's just impossible not to love Doreen Green, age fourteen and not an inch mean. She's a great rolemodel, she's charming and optimistic and has a heart of gold and all the right values. Doreen kicks butt without any boys, and it places value on friendship, especially between girls. Also: features a major character who is both deaf and black, and the book isn't afraid of introducing other characters of other ethnicities, so extra points for that!