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A review by sarahpedd
I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
5.0
You may not know it, but Michael Collins is an American Hero. When Apollo 11 went to space, he stayed with the ship while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took one small step for man.
It all begins when Mrs. Collins asks her class to write letters to the three brave astronauts. Every boy in Mammie's class wants to become an astronaut when they grow up and all the girls want to marry one (except Mammie.) Mammie decides to write her letter to Michael Collins because no one else decided they would. She continues to write letters throughout the summer explaining how life went from bad to worse. Will the astronauts survive the moon landing and return to Earth? Will Mammie survive a summer that begins with her mother leaves her dad and all the curveballs that come after?
1. I love how the entire story is written in letters. It's exciting to read and contains so many small moment stories.
2. There are so many one-liners that stuck with me throughout the story. I could fill half of my "best line ever" board from this book alone.
3. True friends are worth gold. I was encouraged by a story where the narrator only has one friend. I know I felt that way growing up. It can be lonely. Or you can learn to recognize the luck of having one good friend.
I only wish I had bought more copies for #mocknewbery this year! Sometimes you lose hope and watching a miracle can give you the courage you need to keep moving forward.
It all begins when Mrs. Collins asks her class to write letters to the three brave astronauts. Every boy in Mammie's class wants to become an astronaut when they grow up and all the girls want to marry one (except Mammie.) Mammie decides to write her letter to Michael Collins because no one else decided they would. She continues to write letters throughout the summer explaining how life went from bad to worse. Will the astronauts survive the moon landing and return to Earth? Will Mammie survive a summer that begins with her mother leaves her dad and all the curveballs that come after?
1. I love how the entire story is written in letters. It's exciting to read and contains so many small moment stories.
2. There are so many one-liners that stuck with me throughout the story. I could fill half of my "best line ever" board from this book alone.
3. True friends are worth gold. I was encouraged by a story where the narrator only has one friend. I know I felt that way growing up. It can be lonely. Or you can learn to recognize the luck of having one good friend.
I only wish I had bought more copies for #mocknewbery this year! Sometimes you lose hope and watching a miracle can give you the courage you need to keep moving forward.