librarianryan 's review for:

Big Apple Diaries by Alyssa Bermudez
3.5
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

 This book is told in diary entries of a girl 12 going on 13 over twenty years when the towers fell.  The book is a bit long and overly drawn out, but I love how true to life it is/was.  It’s a fictionalized biography of the author.  It had a lot of heart.  While not as funny as Dork Diaries, or Wimpy Kid, I think many readers who like those series will find a lovely story within these pages.