The book tackles social and mature issues like racial discrimination and bullying, among others, that a sixth grader had to grasp but how they grasped and accepted the issues made them what they are today

This is a magical and very moving book about a difficult childhood and I was caught up in  it from the very beginning. The young girl Andi is a brilliant narrator and her view of the situations at her school and the people she meets there is extremely gripping.

Up until the last few pages, I was fully intending to give this 5 stars. But for some reason I can't fathom, the last few pages are given up to a blatant advert for that totally dreadful book "The Prophet" - which I've always found to be laughably and teeth-achingly bad, and utter quasi-religious claptrap. This was a great shame, as Andi deserves better than to have that as the last thing I remember about her.

So, very good, but sadly spoiled by those last few pages.

I won Barbara Dzikowski's novel, Searching for Lincoln's Ghost here on BookLikes. (Yay!) I have yet to read the first ebook I won, though. 

I SHOULD BUY A TABLET SO I CAN READ MY E-BOOKS OUTSIDE. lol

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I have been terribly busy at work and now, I'm still on my book buying ban. OTL