MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OTHER DISASTERS REVIEW

 

Middle School and Other Disasters: Worst Broommate Ever! by Wanda Coven is a middle grade book (first of a series) of a girl named Heidi Heckelbeck who starts middle school at a boarding school that secretly offers magic classes (casting spells and stuff like that, not magic tricks). Heidi herself comes from a long line of witches who attended the same boarding school. Heidi is nervous about starting middle school without her family nearby and her friends from elementary school, but when she arrives there, she ends up loving the campus. She also runs into an old friend of hers named Sunny, and also becomes friends with Sunny's roommate, Annabelle. Unfortunately, Heidi's roommate is a girl she always had a huge rivalry with since second grade: a girl named Melanie Maplethrope! Now she thinks middle school will be a nightmare, but then she learns she and Melanie have a lot more in common than they thought...and maybe they could become friends?

Man, this book was so refreshing to read. It came out this year, and while I was reading it, it felt like so many of the books I used to read as a kid (Junie B Jones, the Amelia's Notebook series, etc.). Basically, I felt like I was a preteen again. It was a simple yet magical and relatable story about starting school in a new place and dealing with both old and new faces. I bet we've all been there once. 

I gave it 5 stars!

What's the last book you read that felt nostalgic to you?