A review by beththebookdragon
I Wanna Be Your Shoebox by Cristina García
4.0
Yumi's family members are various kinds of unconventional, and she's not exactly ordinary herself: a preteen classical clarinetist and surfer who is learning about LIFE in big ways.
Nothing extraordinary here except the extraordinary ways "real people" are human and live life. And that's more than enough.
The writing moves smoothly from Yumi's Brooklyn-Jewish grandfather's tales of his life to Yumi's own struggles with her parents to conversations with her school friends, some passages reading like unpretentious poetry.
Great read for preteens and early teens, as well as adults who like a good coming-of-age story.
Nothing extraordinary here except the extraordinary ways "real people" are human and live life. And that's more than enough.
The writing moves smoothly from Yumi's Brooklyn-Jewish grandfather's tales of his life to Yumi's own struggles with her parents to conversations with her school friends, some passages reading like unpretentious poetry.
Great read for preteens and early teens, as well as adults who like a good coming-of-age story.