Inside Out and Back Again

This book is by Thanhha Lai. Though it was a quick read, the writing style took a bit of adjusting to. It was 260 pages, and was written in first person as well as in a poem like style. It is broken up into short paragraphs and was a little confusing. Inside Out and Back Again is about a ten year old girl named Hà who lives in a the town Saigon in Vietnam. She is so comfortable and used to everything there, she really feels that
it is her home. Soon the Vietnam War started, and Hà and her family had to travel across the world to Alabama. Everything is different and she has to find a way to heal and gather enough strength to live in Alabama though she knows it will never be her home. This book was actually inspired by the author because Hà's story is very similar and based off of Thanhha Lai's journey. She experienced the Vietnam War, and had to flee to Alabama too. I personally didn't like this book because of the writing style, but other people might like it. I really liked the story because it was a story of change, dreams, and especially strength and anyone in AS or in our class. Like I said it has different writing style so it just wasn't my kind of book.

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Glory Be

Glory Be is by Augusta Scattergood. It was a really quick read, and a page turner for me. This book is around 200 pages, and is based in the year 1964. Glory (Glorina June Hemphill) is ready to turn twelve, and she hopes everything will be much better then. Lately there has been arguing wether the segregated pool should be closed or should it stay open, and there is a new girl in town. Things haven't been going as planned for Glory, and she isn't so sure about what she thought before. I really liked this book, and I would recommend this book to anyone who liked Lions of Little Rock. I didn't read The Rock and the River, but I assume that people who liked that would like this too. This book had a good pace, and it was steady throughout the book. This is written in first person which really ties the book together in my opinion because you can really connect to the main character Glory. I would recommend this book to anyone in AS, and anyone who like Lions of Little Rock.

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11 Birthdays

This book is by Wendy Mass, and a quick read. 11 Birthdays is about two best friends on their birthday and something strange is going on. Amanda Ellerby had been rivals with her best friend for a year. Something happened at their shared birthday (with Leo Fitzpatrick) and she hasn't talked to him since. Amanda finally gets through her day which happens to be her birthday only to wake up to it again. And the next along with the next. I really liked this book and the characters. It is a story of a friendship that I can relate to with all that happens at Logan. The plot was really put together and thought out. There were lots of plot twists that really added to the story and made the story a little sweeter. I love Wendy Mass's books and I would recommend any and all of her books especially this one. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction.