Review: Lets just start with the fact that this book is amazing. I have read many books, but this one beat them all. This story of poor little Georgia Tate is so painfully sad and real. I was hooked on this book from the first word in this book right to the last. What I loved most about this book was that it wasn't bubbly and fake. It was realistic. It may be fiction, but the words coming from this book felt so true. Claiming Georgia Tate is so brutally honest and touched my heart. I will not only never forget this book, but I will also not ever forget Georgia Tate.
Summary:
Georgia Tate is a 12 year-old girl living in the South with her lovely grandparents. Her mom died when she was little and her dad is not a very good dad at all. Life for little Georgia Tate is going just fine until her best friend, Ginger, tells her that her mom isn't really dead, just gone. Georgia decides to confront her grandparents about the lie they've been telling her all her life, but then her sweet grandmother dies. Georgia's grandfather doesn't know of the abuse her father has been committing and sends her on down to Florida to go live with him. Even through the pain of abuse from her father and the home-sickness, young Georgia Tate keeps her head held high through it all. She makes friends with a drag queen and Mary-Kay sales person, Tamika, and a kindhearted, elderly Haitian woman, Marie-Bernard. They help her get through the tough times till the end. This book is not a light, bubbly book. It is serious, painful, and tough to stomach. I would recommend this book for teens 13-14+ and for people who want something realistic and unforgettable.
