As a teacher-librarian, I have the opportunity to read young adult books to share with my students. The list that I have provided will have an overview of the book and personal comments. They are on a Book-mercial style image to get a taste of the essence of the book.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
There are mixed reviews on this book. I read it and I liked it. It's about a young girl, as well as a small group of students who are going to a special high school to help them as they work through what ever traumatic event they have experienced. The story is a bit of a fantasy because the journals they work through bring them together as a group to help them but the journals also take them back to the time the event happened and everything is fine and good until it comes time to write the last entry. So it's not exactly realistic, but if you ever have a young person in your life who has been lost then this might be helpful to read. I am going to say that this book would be fine for your high school library to read. It's about mental and emotional health. The story keeps moving along and doesn't drag. It works.