Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I’m sorry about Saturday, but it was a little nuts–I took my older two up to Davis County to see my niece’s high school production of “Footloose,” and there was cleaning before and after. Today, however, I need to review Maria Scrivan’s Nat Enough, which my friend ordered for me on her Scholastic Book Club Order back at the beginning of quarantine. I’ve had it stashed away, carefully hidden from my 11-year-old’s inquisitive eyes, until suddenly Thanksgiving was over and Christmas is barreling towards us and HOLY COW I NEED TO READ THE BOOK!

(A side note–that girlie of mine reads and re-reads AND re-re-reads–ad nauseam–any graphic novel she can get her hands on. Knowing this, I’m pretty careful about what I actually give her to keep. Anything she’s going to spend that much time with has to be a positive force in her life.)

Luckily for me, Nat Enough is both a quick read and an encouraging one. Nat’s best friend ditches her at the start of middle school, and while her initial desperate attempts to get her back are painful for a mother of 3 daughters to watch, her journey towards real friendship is a satisfying one. This is a faster read than a Telgemeier or a Jamieson, but it’s an important sort of story for tween girls to hear. Christmas morning, here it comes!