Something Like Home

I saw Something Like Home on the new book shelf at the library and recognized the author from a book I read earlier this year (Iveliz Explains It All) and loved. The book looked like one I'd enjoy, so I checked it out. This book description reads, "Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. Can you blame her? It’s tough to make friends as the new kid at school. And while staying at her aunt’s house is okay, it just isn’t the same as being in her own space.
So when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe she’ll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help them get better and things will finally go back to the way they should be. After all, how do you explain to others that you’re technically a foster kid, even though you live with your aunt? And most importantly . . . how do you explain that you’re not where you belong, and you just want to go home?"

This was a great read. It was written in verse (which I love) and was a quick and engaging read. I loved Laura as a character and felt she was a well-developed, believable character. I also loved her friend Benson and her aunt. I thought the author did a great job helping the reader get into the mind of a child placed in foster care and all the emotions that experience might entail. This was a really good book--glad I read it. Passing it onto my 13-year-old next!

Rating: * * * (3/3 = Loved it)