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.