A review by allysonbogie
Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson

5.0

I came close to tears many times in this book. As a librarian, I want this review to be accessible to everyone, so I will not include any spoilers. This falls squarely into the high-low category--high interest, low reading level. It is categorized as a book with sentences and vocabulary that a fourth grader could understand, but it is really written for teenagers and categorized as “upper grades” interest level. The biggest issues are meth addiction and death of family members. Laurel is detailed about certain parts of each of these issues, and I would be mindful about who I recommended this book to. It is extremely sad as well as having this fairly sophisticated content. However, it is a beautiful book and I am so glad that I read it.