A review by nadel
Almost There and Almost Not by Linda Urban

5.0

Give yourself and your middle-grader a gift and spend some time with Linda Urban's hilarious California Poppy. Eleven-year-old Callie is achingly honest, full of curiosity, and gives everyone the benefit of the doubt even when they don't deserve it. What I especially loved about Callie is how her faith in others helps those around her to heal and in doing so, she creates the needed family and community she so desperately needs and deserves. As with all her stories, Linda manages to make us see ourselves in a little better light then when we started.