This book would be good for Intermediate or older readers
This book goes through ten different children and their home experiences. Some filled with great hope and others full of hardship, this book shows the different life experiences that can happen within a couple blocks of each other.
I would not recommend this book for elementary aged students as it deal with difficult topics and has some language that would not be suitable for younger children. In some settings this book could be beneficial in widening perspective when talked about.

This book would be great for middle schoolers because of the length of the story.
This book follows ten different stories, taking place on ten different blocks, about what happens after the dismissal bell rings at the end of the school day. It is ten different stories of the importance of friendship.
This would be a good book to have available in the classroom for students to read as they wish. It is really such a good book and I would really recommend it to any middle schooler.

From Kirkus: "The entire collection brims with humor, pathos, and the heroic struggle to grow up."

Includes discushion guide guide and sneak peeks of two more Reynolds books.

3.5 Stars

Well there were some wonderful stories in this middle school book. My favourite one was where the kids were making money to buy ice-cream. That one hit me right in the feels. The characters are too young for a high school library in terms of curriculum levels for assessments, but I think some older students would still enjoy this. A lovely book. ( )