Madalyn has had a pretty stressful year. Her dad has been out of work and middle school was awful. Now that her dad has a temporary job across the country and mom is trying to work extra hours they decide Madalyn should go live with her great uncle, Papa Lobo and go to school there. Madalyn struggles to adjust and make friends. There is one girl she likes but sometimes Natalie says things that come across as racist and Madalyn isn't sure the friendship is worth the effort. When nearby forest fires force the 2 girls to help each other and their neighbors they have a chance to talk and find a way through their differences.
This was a solid, middle grade book. I felt like the last 1/4 of the book was really good but not sure if most of my readers would hang on that long through what was otherwise a pretty standard book - not bad, just not extremely engaging.
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