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Don't Stand So Close to Me by Eric Walters
3.0

I received a free digital copy from Netgalley and Orca Book Publishers in exchange for my honest review.

Let me just start off by saying it is truly weird to read about COVID-19 in a book while we are still very much living in this pandemic. It'll be interesting to see what other books come out of this season.

This middle grade novel does a great job of explaining the pandemic and the reasoning behind social distancing and the concept of flattening the curve. I really enjoyed the ending and seeing how the students worked together to bring joy to their community during this difficult time.