Great book for middle school kids...

Calli by Jessica Lee Anderson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Calli, by Jessica Lee Anderson, is a fantastic YA (focus on the ‘Y’) novel about growing up. Calli is a self-conscious fifteen year old girl who is faced with pretty unusual situations in an otherwise usual setting. In addition to dealing with standard teen struggles, like friends and boyfriends, she also has to learn how to cope with a new foster sister and the stigma of having two moms.



Anderson does a very convincing job of voicing Calli through the slightly immature and insecure way she reasons and acts throughout the book. This allows the reader to pick up on the subtlety of how Calli starts gaining perspective and new insights into the situations she faces.



While I did enjoy reading Anderson’s writing, this book is definitely one for a younger reader. I think children in middle school would gain the most from reading how Calli’s character evolves and takes her first step into adulthood and maturity. I would absolutely recommend this book to pre-teens both in and out of the classroom.



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