Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf

Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf
Written by: Jennifer L. Holm
Pictures by: Elicia Castaldi

This picture book follows Ginny through her 7th grade school year. It was a very fun book to read because it reads like a year book. There are notes, diary entries, instant messaging text blocks, receipts..... Ginny deals with some very typical adolescent issues: younger siblings, popularity, homework, boys and bullying. She also have some very unique struggles: her father was killed by a drunk driver when she was younger and her mother has recently remarried. Her older brother is a juvenile delinquent and ends up being sent to a reform school.

I think that this is a great book for any middle school aged student to read because it gives a realistic perspective of the struggles young people go through. It is written from a female perspective, so it would more than likely be a female audience that would be picking this book up. The pictures and graphics make it a fast read with a lot of details. Overall a fun book!