Kate DiCamillo's Beverly, Right Here
In the final book in DiCamillo's trilogy, tough and practical Beverly gets the spotlight. She's fourteen and leaves home (her beloved dog has died) to make a new life for herself. Like its predecessor, this one had me struggling a bit. It's great for kids to read stories about found families sometimes being superior to birth families, but life isn't always this easy or convenient. I mean, it's not an overly optimistic view of the world; Beverly's mother is an alcoholic and her father abandoned them. I guess I just wish these stories went a little deeper. B/B+.
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