Vicki Grove

As an older person reading a young people's book, I found this book to be very emotionally deep and thought provoking! The book is somewhat biographical as the author is relating a true life tale - and it does seem real! It deals with the pain of rejection, the importance of family and roots within the context of a great adventure! It's a very thought provoking book as well as an entertaining one - you will feel every emotion reading this book as it deals with how rejection can alter one's life for the good or bad. If you want a book to read with your child or a group, this one will be a launching pad for great discussions about rejection, bullying and how to deal with peer pressure!… (mere)

This is a story about 6th graders Dustin Groat and Carly. Their class is to do interviews of each other. They chose their partners and Carly is supposed to interview Dustin and Dustin is interviewing Carly.

Dustin is the one student that no one really likes at the school. He seems lazy, annoying, dirty and just plain childish. Carly has complained about Dustin to her parents and her father said to walk in his shoes and maybe you will feel different.

I enjoyed the story because Carly grew up in the book and realized that some things she did when she was younger to Dustin were wrong and apologized to him. This is a nice easy weekend read.… (mere)