Adversity

This was a sweet little story for older, primary school students about friendship and self-identity. ( )

I thought this book was well written and engaging.

My 9 year old read a different Sarah Weeks book at school and came home asking me to find more. Amazon's age guidelines on this book are 8-12 or Grades 3-7. My 9 year old i(3rd grade) s pretty mature and I really would hesitate to give her this yet. She would have no problem with understanding it - but the themes are really pretty heavy for a kid this age. For example, there is a pretty detailed conversation about Fetal Alcohol syndrome. It was well done, I just really feel like I would hold this book until my daughter was at least 10 or 11. ( )

Like this book, didn't love it, the story is ok. However I really like Verbena. Her character is so well written. It is great how she comes of age throughout he story, especially after she meet Pooch. Verbena is adopted and I find that this subject is not written about much in young reader books, therefore, I found that storyline quite interesting. A very simple read. ( )

Verbena struggles with a lot of new information about herself and her family the summer after fifth grade - some adventure and a new friend help her to grow into herself. I am always drawn to Weeks' characters and this book does not disappoint.