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A review by atestroete
The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh
3.0
The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh deals with themes that many students in Grade 7 go through: what do you when you're best friend no longer wants to be your friend?
Beatrix Lee starts Grade 7 alone as her best friend has found a new group to hang out with, but soon is introduced to students who write for the school newspaper. Here she finds she can be herself and forms strong friendships.
I think the message about finding people you feel yourself with is so important for this age group but I found the story didn't capture me the way I hoped. I do love that this is a story about a Taiwanese American with themes that everyone can connect to and how Will's autism is never overtly explained.
Beatrix Lee starts Grade 7 alone as her best friend has found a new group to hang out with, but soon is introduced to students who write for the school newspaper. Here she finds she can be herself and forms strong friendships.
I think the message about finding people you feel yourself with is so important for this age group but I found the story didn't capture me the way I hoped. I do love that this is a story about a Taiwanese American with themes that everyone can connect to and how Will's autism is never overtly explained.