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A middle-grade novel about a young girl navigating the foster care system in search of where she belongs. Red’s inexplicable power over the wind comes from her mother. Whenever Ruby “Red” Byrd is scared or angry, the wind picks up. And being placed in foster care, moving from family to family, tends to keep her skies stormy. Red knows she has to learn to control it, but can’t figure out how. This time, the wind blows Red into the home of the Grooves, a quirky couple who run a petting zoo, complete with a dancing donkey and a giant tortoise. With their own curious gifts, Celine and Jackson Groove seem to fit like a puzzle piece into Red’s heart. But just when Red starts to settle into her new life, a fresh storm rolls in, one she knows all too well: her mother. For so long, Red has longed to have her mom back in her life, and she’s quickly swept up in the vortex of her mother’s chaos. Now Red must discover the possible in the impossible if she wants to overcome her own tornadoes and find the family she needs.
Publication Year: 2019
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4.5 Stars
I loved this book!
We all know that I am always down for a found family book. That goes 10x for a found family mid-grade! Any kid who is able to find a home that loves and accepts them just the way they are makes me weepy. And boy, this book definitely did that!
The characters were well done, I really enjoyed Red and how realistically 12 she felt. I think an older character would have not worked for this story, I think once you hit a certain point, your threshold of bullshit tolerance goes down and it just wouldn't have made this book the gem it was.
I'm not 100% sold on the magical aspects of this book? I suppose it lends to the idea of impossible things, but sans a few moments, it didn't really impact the story all that much. Saying that we should also note that I'm the kind of person who loves a fully explained magic system so this just BEING there was a little weird for me.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and I'm sure if I were in its target age demographic I would have enjoyed it even more!
cover 4; characters 5; plot 4; pace 5; writing 4; enjoyment 4; cry *
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