The book “Life in Miniature” by Linda Schlossberg is told from a 12 year old girl named Adie’s point of view. It is all about her life’s story. She has a sister names Miriam and her mother. They have no family support at all and her mother you could say was a little bit out of it or crazy. Adie has always been an outcast and the smallest in her grade she could probably pass as an 8 year old. She stands out but not so much in a good way. All while she is trying to deal with her difficulties of being different she is faced with a challenge that no one should ever have to face. Her mother claims that they are being stalked and starts moving the little family of 3 around. With all this moving and being left from their little friends that they had time to make Adie’s sister get caught up in underage drinking and drug abuse. Later leading her to run away, leaving only 12 year old Adie to fend for herself with her mother.

                It teaches a valuable lesson in life that many take for granted. That we may seem like we don’t have a perfect life but somewhere out there someone else has it worse. It shows us that things could be a lot crazier than what we think. And that if you know of someone that may be in trouble you should reach out to them. Also seeing how bad Adie is constantly feeling about herself it makes us want to reach out to those who may not be the “most popular” or may present to be an outcast. They may become your best friend like happens to Adie.

                I love this book because of all the lessons its shows and also the way that it puts everything in the point of view. It makes everything seem so real. It isn’t always perfect but it isn’t always a rainy day. This book makes a clear view that to get a rain bow you have to have a rain storm. Sometimes the rainstorms are worse than others but everything tends to work out accordingly. I rate this book an A. all of the twist of events that lead up to the story take your breath away at parts, make you cry and sometimes even laugh. I do warn though that this book does mention drugs and drinking on several occasions. Also has some vulgar language especially on page 60 in the book.