Review: The Exact Location of Home

The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The ending: chefs kiss.

A book to humanize kids and families in a homeless shelter with a story that keeps you reading all the way through.

Should appeal to both boys and girls as the main character is a boy who loves gadgets and science- but there's also so much heart.

It's set in Middle School, but the story and reading level feels nice for many levels of readers 5-8th grade. 4th graders and mature voratious 3rd graders could be ok, IMO can read it too- but they might not really connect with the story or characters just yet.

Adults, parents, and teachers- definitely! This is a good one!

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