Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Sort of Forever
Sally Warner · 1998
82/100
👍 Worth It
Sally Warner does something brave here: she refuses to soften death for the sake of young readers, and the result is one of the more honest middle-grade novels about losing a friend. Cady's voice is real and Kirkus was right to call it simultaneously funny, painful, and uplifting. Parents of younger or more sensitive children will want to read it alongside their kids, but for a child who needs a book that tells the truth about grief, this is genuinely excellent.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety82
substance84
craft82
originality78
accuracy85
hype80
age-fit80
human-eye84
Penny’s verdict82
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