More amazing middle grade characters
I'm still reading for the CYBILS award and it's bit surprising this year. Usually there are several that I can start and within just a few pages, I know I'm not going to have to finish reading it because it's not interesting or it's poorly written, or I don't find the characters interesting. But this year, they're all so GOOD. Lucky I'm a fast reader! This first one is called "Everlasting Nora" by Marie Miranda Cruz. It's about a girl named Nora who lives with her mom in a cemetery in Manila. They live in the cemetery because a while back there was a fire in their apartment and in addition to losing most of their belongings, Nora's dad was killed. They lived with relatives for awhile, finding small odd jobs to make money, but when things there didn't work out either, they ended up moving into the family mausoleum. It's not ideal-there's only a small lock on the gate and it's only closed on three sides, but most o...