Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

We drove up to Logan today to visit my niece, her hubby, and my adorable great nephew, and while it was definitely a good time, the drive home was awful. You know those drives where you spend up to an hour jiggling, pulling your arm hairs, and occasionally smacking your own cheek? (If you don’t, I’m jealous. Sometimes it’s SO HARD to stay awake on the freeway on a sunny afternoon…) We made it home safely, however–I felt blessed–and I’m hoping to be in bed relatively early tonight.

Hoping.

Before I start working to that end, however, I have to review Besties: Find Their Groove before my 13-year-old dies from the horror of having to wait for it ONE MORE DAY. This second Beth-and-Chanda story is fun and should seriously appeal to its target audience; as a parent of that audience, however, I sometimes felt like I was looking at someone else’s kind of art. (I had more than one moment of “OH my gosh I’m so glad I’m not in junior high anymore!”) That said, Find Their Groove addresses more than one topic that matters, and I can only appreciate books where seeing and valuing both boys and girls for themselves is emphasized. Enjoy this one!