Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I just finished reading Squished, and I have to say–if Christmas weren’t over for the year, I’d have a hard time choosing between Squished and the graphic novels that I actually did give my 14-year-old. Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have created a fantastic portrait of a family of seven, focusing on Avery, the oldest girl. Avery has an older brother and 5 younger siblings and is desperate for her own room; she gets teased about and is often embarrassed by her large family, and yet her love for them shines through. She’s already facing changes like starting middle school and friend dynamic shifts, however, and when she learns a bigger change might be coming, she is NOT happy about it. How she ends up coping makes for a thoroughly satisfying story, and I’m expecting my graphic novel girls to love it.

Of course, they won’t actually get it until they come home from Grandma’s house, but it will be something they can look forward to, right? In the meantime, I still have a couple of days to chip away at the things I’d like to accomplish while they’re gone. Wish me luck!