I love this book for so many reasons. Violet has a rocky journey through her parent's divorce, and as she begins to see her parents for who they really are, she also finally sees her friends and their lives for what they are, realizing that families can be fractured in a multitude of ways. Ultimately Violet understands that it's her own life she needs to focus on—her own pie, and how that's divided (and served :)).
Speaking of her friends, and the kids at school, they are all so different, and there are personality issues that come through with just the right tone. Middle school can be tough to navigate, and it's captured really well in this story. In the midst of it all there's the school play, Violet's love of pie, and her gift with math, which comes across not only because of the storyline with her math teacher, but also because it's shown in how Violet thinks/processes information. She doesn't just think of math in terms of problems, she thinks of it in terms of highs and lows and how they relate to each other ... she processes life with math. This is shown throughout the book using a multitude of different graphs, and flow and pie charts, as Violet assesses her thoughts and feelings and what's going on and decides what to do about the problem at hand. Readers in grades 3-7 will see themselves, their friends, and their families, within the pages of this book, and through Violet they might see a different way to process what's happening in their own lives. Hopeful, truthful, and fun, I highly recommend this book!
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EJ
Struggling friendships, a school play, charts & graphs, and all kinds of pie!
Reviewed in the United States on 14 March 2021Verified Purchase