{"id":578,"date":"2016-11-11T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/11\/book-review-larger-than-life-lara\/"},"modified":"2016-11-11T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T20:04:00","slug":"book-review-larger-than-life-lara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/11\/book-review-larger-than-life-lara\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Larger-Than-Life Lara"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This isn’t about me. This story, I mean. So already you got a reason to hang it up. At least that’s what Mrs. Smith, our English teacher, says.<\/p>\n

But the story is about ten-year-old Laney Grafton and the new girl in her class–Lara Phelps, whom everyone bullies from the minute she shows up. Laney is just relieved to have someone else as a target of bullying. But instead of acting the way a bullied kid normally acts, this new girl returns kindness for a meanness that intensifies . . . until nobody remains unchanged, not even the reader.<\/p>\n

In a unique and multi-layered story, with equal parts humor and angst, Laney communicates the art of storytelling as it happens, with chapter headings, such as: Character, Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax. And she weaves an unforgettable tale of a new girl who transforms an entire class and, in the process, reveals the best and worst in all of us.<\/p>\n

This is a powerful and emotional story, which School Library Journal called “Thoroughly enjoyable and unexpectedly wry, . . . as intelligent as it is succinct.”<\/p>\n

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\nIt’s not often that I read a book that is “written” by a 10 year old. I say “written” because the main character is ten and the story is written as if she’s the one writing it. If ever there was a book about bullying that should be in every classroom, I really think that this is the one. It shows just how cruel children (and adults) can be and while lessons were learned, there isn’t always a happily ever after.<\/p>\n

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I received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments, and opinions are my own.<\/p>\n

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