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Written on Sep 29, 2019
Safe on Solid Ground follows Kaiti into her first year of high school. We see her go from being a carefree, well-adjusted teen to a dark and haunted girl. Unable to share with anyone the threats and the injuries she has received from the kids at her new school, she retreats further and further into herself.
Honestly, this is not an easy book to read. At one point, I almost put it down. My heart was aching for Kaitlyn and Taryn! As things deteriorated, it was difficult to watch. Yet this is not the first book by Chrissy M. Dennis that I've read and I knew that it would have a satisfying ending so I gave myself a little break and picked it back up to finish.
The message of this book is important, and I hope many people read it and pay attention. If you are being bullied, don't hide it! Talk to someone.
I'm not a mom. Maybe if I had a teenager I could make a better recommendation for whether this would be a good book for a younger teen. A part of me that says it would be great,because it deals with bullying, foster families, and a highly dysfunctional family in a big way. And shines the light of the Lord on all of it. Yet I hesitate to recommend it for younger teens for that same reason. It is a heavy story. So, parents, I encourage you to read it first and determine whether it would be a good fit for your child.
Read my full review at Among the Reads
I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.