by Frances O'Roark Dowell
I'm feeling ambivalent about this story. It was good storytelling, easy to read, and especially good for kids who feel like they don't fit in. The narrator had some funny comments, but they were included so randomly and rarely that they were more like an interruption. And I didn't have a good sense ...
After I finished Falling In, I couldn't help but feel like things were kind of left unfinished. There was an ending, sure, but so many things were left unexplained and rough around the edges. Getting to the end is pretty good, though. I enjoyed Dowell's descriptions and the sense of humor evident he...
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