From the author of Newbery Award-winning author Keller comes a really heartwarming book about Natalie, a seventh-grader with a tender heart. The Science of Breakable Things is multifaceted in its themes, addressing depression, friendship, race/culture, and family in a very realistic story that is written in an easy to read style. much like When You Trap a Tiger, the award-winner. It reminds me a lot of some of my favorite realistic fiction books that are good at just telling a really good story, such as Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech or Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. As fantasy stories continue to take up more than their fair share of the new titles coming out for middle school readers, I love to find a book like this for a breath of realistic fresh air. 4 paws!
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