A review by portiabturner
Stu Truly by Dan Richards

4.0

From the very first sentence of this book, I was on board and in love. Dan Richards has created a very real child in Stu Truly. This is a middle grade novel with quite a few morals (dealing mostly with lying and acceptance) but it never feels preachy or like it is pushing an agenda. And I love that it dealt with showing kids that healthy foods can be tasty! We have all dealt with being tempted to lie to make people like us more but Richards, though Stu, shows that being yourself is the best. He also does some great exploration of family dynamics and how family helps to define an identity. But mostly this book is just a load of fun. I had to force myself to stop reading parts out loud so that my roommates would have to read it as well.