Welcome to Dog Beach

Reviewed by: Mary Lehmer - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 8, 2014

Review

In this story, Remy and her 2 best friends return to their summer beach houses where they've hung out together forever. But this summer things are going to change, which isn't something Remy likes. To start with, Remy's dog that she loved died and she is super sad about it. Another change is that her best friends are starting to hang out with other kids and even leaving her out of the loop sometimes. Remy isn't sure exactly what she wants to do about it all- it's hard to change when you don't want to. This is a sweet story about friendships that change as you get older, even when you don't want them to. It doesn't mean they have to get left behind, not if you can find a way to work it out. The friendship between the 3 main characters was great. You will want to read more about them to find out where they, and their friendships, are headed. I would give this 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. For ages 10-13.

Overall Book Score: very good