Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
To Have a Family
K. Leigh Michaels · 2015
63/100
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K. Leigh Michaels writes from genuine experience as a licensed foster parent, and that grounding shows in a story about belonging that handles its subject with real care. Reader responses are warm, and the emotional arc of a girl imagining her ideal family is the kind of honest premise that lands with kids in similar circumstances. Limited critical coverage makes it hard to assess how fully the execution delivers on the promise.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety75
Substance / usefulness66
Craft & writing62
Originality54
Evidence & accuracy62
Hype vs delivers58
Age-fit64
👁 Human-eye gut-check62
Penny’s verdict63
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