A review by alittleoverdue
Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy

4.0

I've thoroughly enjoyed many of Julie Murphy's young adult novels, so I was very excited to dive into her first foray into middle grade fiction. This one did not disappoint! I'm particularly drawn to realistic fiction and protagonists with an interest in writing, so this one ticked both those boxes for me (and middle grade me would've appreciated this one too). Murphy also delivers some of the most frank and refreshing insight on the reality of being in a larger body in society in ANY fiction book, adult or children's book, that I've encountered. I loved how this was just part of the narrative and character and not the focal point nor point of the story. Never having lived in the South, I also appreciate getting a taste of this experience through her stories.