Beverly, Right Here

Such an amazing book. Gives a good message to kids about finding happiness where you are. Like Moana only WAAAAAAYYYYY better. It has a happy ending but is a bit dark because she runs away, her mom is drunk, and she lies a ton but as long as you aren't/don't-have a super young or immature child you should be fine and love this book.

This is in my top five favorite Kate DiCamillo book, and she's my favorite author. Great Messages: This book shows positive messages about love, and caring for people. Great Role Models: A woman takes in Beverly when she realizes that she has no home. The woman is kind and caring. Beverly is strong and courageous. Violence: At the end, a character tries to rob a restaurant, he brings a metal bat and threatens characters. He is then tied up though, and the book ends after they call the police. Sex: Some light hand holding and kisses between Beverly and a boy who's two years older than her. When Beverly gets a job at the restaurant, she waits one table and an older man slaps her butt. The other waitress tells her, "If you don't complain, he'll tip better." Swearing: Hell, Crap, just some mild curse words. Consumerism: The older waitress wants to be a rich model and talks about how her beauty will her rich a lot Drinking, Drugs, smoking: Teenage characters smoke, (it's the seventies) A man has lung cancer from smoking, and Beverly left home because her mom is a drunk. Over all this is an amazing book. I highly recommend it for kids over 9.

This book is very, very good! Kate DiCamillo weaves a sad but hopeful story yet again. There is a bit of touching between Beverly and Elmer and there is drinking and smoking, but otherwise, I think it is very appropriate.