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Final Round - 2024 Mock Newbery Award
By Kristen · 34 posts · 187 views
last updated Jan 16, 2024 06:26AM
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This belongs in the "memoir from my teens" hall of fame along with the works of Raina Telgemeier and Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Give it to every middle schooler that you know so they might believe that one day it will be alright. I especially like the endnotes and photos.
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What a freakin perfect coming-of-age story. I love everything Dan Santat touches. The 5th graders are gonna love it.
I loved this. Dan Santat so perfectly captures the angst and trauma of middle school. I also loved experiencing his trip to Europe in the late 80s with little adult supervision. That would never be allowed today, but it was such a formative experience!
This is a great middle school boy book and I can't wait to push it on my 7th grade son and his friends this summer. ...more
This is a great middle school boy book and I can't wait to push it on my 7th grade son and his friends this summer. ...more
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