Harbor Me is an excellent middle grade story about a group of students whose teacher provides them with a tween-only time to talk. It is a two thumbs up from Mrs. Finley if you like realistic character-focused fiction that touches modern issues. The problems they discuss affect students all over the country. The truth is that trauma and tragedy could be occurring in the life of the student sitting next to you in math class. How would you ever know if you didn't talk to each other? That is what these kids get - A Room To Talk. Despite their apparent differences, they come to understand and bond with one and other, and to even defend a friend they never dreamt they would like.
Here is Jaqueline Woodson talking about her book:
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