Where You'll Find Me

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

Review Date: May 10, 2016

Review

Anna has a lot on her plate- her dad has married a 20-year old and has a new baby, her mom tried to kill herself and her best friend leaves her in the dust for the popular crowd. And talking about it all is just too painful. But Anna finally makes friends with a few classmates that are kind of outcasts in school and the 3 find ways to make their lives better in more ways than one. This is a story about so many things and it does a great job with them all. The humor in here makes the painful things and sad times easier to deal with and not so overwhelming. Author Natasha Friend does a terrific job of letting the reader really feel what Anna does- her frustration and embarrassment with her mom, dad, old friends and even school counselors, and her need to share these feelings with someone she knows cars about her.

Overall Book Score: excellent