Close to Famous

Bauer, J. (2011). Close to famous. New York: Penguin Group (USA).

Foster is a twelve year old girl who can make bake like a professional.She has big dreams of having her own cooking show.  Her mother has a voice everyone remembers. Her father died at war and all she has left of him is a pillowcase with his memories. Foster and her mothers take off to the small town of Culpepper when her mothers ex-boyfriend hits her. She forces herself to be strong of her mother and herself. Another thing about Foster is she can't read. Foster is very determined to learn how to read and hopeful for the best outcome.

Foster has a great personality but they way she spoke did not sound realistic to me. She spoke like an adult but was acting like a child. This story has a good theme about overcoming and persevering through the hard times. I like the build up of the characters throughout the story but in the end it didn't really grab my attention on wanting to read it again.