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A review by megatsunami
It Wasn't Me by Dana Alison Levy
4.0
A re-make of the Breakfast Club centered around a restorative justice process? By the author of the Family Fletcher books? I'm in!
I felt like this book did a lovely job portraying the power of RJ while also acknowledging some of the difficulties that can come up. Also, kudos for accurate use of the RJ questions.
I loved the ultimate solution of the mystery.
Side note: Speaking as a former RJ facilitator, I wouldn't recommend a week-long justice circle for a small group of middle school age youth, and I don't think anyone would! Their attention span isn't that long. And the stuff that is described in the book wouldn't have actually taken a whole week to do. This would have been a little more believable if it had taken place over a single day.
I felt like this book did a lovely job portraying the power of RJ while also acknowledging some of the difficulties that can come up. Also, kudos for accurate use of the RJ questions.
I loved the ultimate solution of the mystery.
Side note: Speaking as a former RJ facilitator, I wouldn't recommend a week-long justice circle for a small group of middle school age youth, and I don't think anyone would! Their attention span isn't that long. And the stuff that is described in the book wouldn't have actually taken a whole week to do. This would have been a little more believable if it had taken place over a single day.