Asher, Diana Harmon Sidetracked, 233 pages. Amulet, 2017. $17.
Content: Language: PG (1 swear); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG.
Joseph has
ADD, but when his resource teacher tells him to try out for track, he gives it
a go. Track is hard and Joseph
struggles, but he meets some new friends and learns that he can do hard
things. Joseph’s seventy-nine year old
grandfather also has to move in with Jospeh's family and his relationship with Joseph is sweet
and entertaining.
I enjoyed this book. Joseph is a good kid who is easily
distracted but is kind and wants to succeed.
He has to navigate through middle school and the different personalities
there. As far as mature content, Joseph checks
out a health book and it lists different health problems including the term sexually
transmitted diseases. It doesn’t go
further than listing it, but I thought it is worth noting. Violence is bullying, pushing and a
punch.
EL – ADVISABLE. MS – ESSENTIAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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