This coming of age story has strong themes including growing up and fitting into your own skin, along with integrity and friendship withstanding difficulties. It is a great book for anyone looking for a good read with a fantastic storyline, different points-of-views, and overall emotional resonance.

Since I really liked his book The Midnight Library, I was looking forward to this one. But I was disappointed when I started reading and saw that it was just a compilation of feel-good sayings and stores, many of which are just obvious like Only you can be you and It does not matter what other people think. And while each sentiment by itself could be helpful if they were, say, on a calendar where you got one idea a day and then spent the day thinking about that, here you are bombarded with one after another. It was just not for me.

Highly recommend a great book!

Leo loves the Stanley books. They're ok---show teamwork, fun illustrations, relatable material.

historical fiction. based on a truestory. A young woman is murdered and two detectives become obsessed with her and the case. In reality the case is never solved. In the book the author gave it a solution but i found the solution convoluted

While I probably read this as a child, I am glad that I read it now as an adult as I am sure I can appreciate more of the aspects of the story now. I enjoyed how each group of animals had a dominant trait that allowed the story to progress. My favorite part was how the rules that were painted on the barn wall would gradually change to favor those who were in charge. A good but frightening tale.

The Song of Achilles was a very interesting twist on the Illiad. The vivid characterization of the protagonists allowed me to emotionally connect very strongly to them. It was very well written and once I got into it I couldn't put it down.

Cons It was long

Love the book It was super interesting and loved the dynamics

Good book