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A review by jess_mango
Guts by Raina Telgemeier
4.0
My 9-year old son said this was the most popular book in his 4th grade class this year so he was psyched when I checked it out of the library.
In this graphic memoir, young Raina starts getting an upset stomach a lot of the time. The upset stomach plus dealing with a mean girl at school doesn't make 5th grade the best of times for her.
We didn't end up liking this one as much as the previous two book we've read by the author but it still had some good info/lessons for middle grade kids. Raina ends up in therapy to help work through her anxiety and there are positive messages around that. There isn't a true strong story arc, but it is a memoir so things can't necessarily be forced into a mold.
In this graphic memoir, young Raina starts getting an upset stomach a lot of the time. The upset stomach plus dealing with a mean girl at school doesn't make 5th grade the best of times for her.
We didn't end up liking this one as much as the previous two book we've read by the author but it still had some good info/lessons for middle grade kids. Raina ends up in therapy to help work through her anxiety and there are positive messages around that. There isn't a true strong story arc, but it is a memoir so things can't necessarily be forced into a mold.