I loved Beverly and how she worked through her struggles. The characters she meets help her build herself up. She comes to realize who she is and where she wants to go. I like how Beverly’s character develops through the action and dialogue in the story rather than from a third person point of view.

I received this ARC from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book follows Beverly, who is best friends to Raymie from Raymie Nightingale and still missing Louisiana from Louisiana's way home. Beverly has left home having had enough of her alcoholic mother. She gets a job busing tables at Mr. C's and meets an older woman named Iola who invites Beverly to stay with her. I liked the story and the characters, but it left me wanting more. I felt like this only told part the story!

Thank you, NetGalley for this incredible opportunity to read Kate DiCamillo’s newest book, Beverly, Right Here.

I just love DiCamillo’s writing style and the characters she creates. She has this way of making the characters drive the story and doesn’t rely on big events to move the story along. Just every day characters going through every day life, and the way she writes their story just feels so alive and real.

I read Louisiana’s Way Home a couple months back, so I loved how Beverly referred to Louisiana quite a bit. I now need to pick up Raymie Nightingale since she’s the third piece to the puzzle of this story.

If you’ve enjoyed Kate DiCamillo’s other books, this one won’t disappoint. While it’s not quite YA, it’s also not quite middle grade either. If falls somewhere between the two, but would make an excellent addition to a 4th-7th grade classroom library.