Gramps and The Shield Bugs is a charming and well written coming-of-age story for middle grade readers written by Louise Peregrina. Released 26th July 2022, it's 166 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a sensitively written story. When families break apart, and when parents are suffering and depressed, it inevitably affects the younger members of the family, often with more impact, given that they have fewer coping mechanisms and less power to make improvements. This story revolves around a family in crisis, and young protagonist Caz is sent to visit her paternal grandfather for a while.
It's written in first person point of view, through Caz's observations and feelings in an honest and age appropriate manner. I found Caz sympathetically written and compassionate. This would be a good choice for public or school library acquisition, gifting, and home use.
Four and a half stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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