FICTION

Hazel’s Theory of Evolution

by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
HarperCollins. Oct. 2019. 336p. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780062791177.
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Gr 5 Up–Bookish Hazel Maud Brownlee-Wellington is entering eighth grade with trepidation. Her best friend Becca is at another school, and Hazel is counting down the days until they can be reunited. Hazel thinks she can handle being alone until then, but can she? When Becca starts to make new friends, Hazel wonders if she will be left behind. Her home life has its own challenges, too. Her two moms are newly expecting, but Hazel worries since they have already had two miscarriages. She loves to care for the goats on her family’s farm and suffers the nickname Goat Girl. She tries to work out her troubles by writing in her notebook, which she names “Brownlee-Wellington’s Guide to Misunderstood Creatures.”
VERDICT Introspective Hazel feels that she is a misunderstood creature herself, and readers will find her sensitive, reflective nature heartening. Recommended.
Reviewed by Lisa Gieskes, Richland County Public Library, Columbia, SC , Oct 01, 2019

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