The Search for Belle Prater is a good sequel to Belle Prater's Boy. It holds a special place in my heart because of when I read it that I don't think this book lives up to, but it was a good read, nonetheless. There is some problematic language used in this book, in an attempt to teach the difference between what the majority references a minority group as, versus what they self-identify with and prefer to be called. I enjoyed the circus elements at the end, and the way Ruth White shifted the magical elements away from the idea of place and onto the mentalities of the characters with Cassie's sixth sense and Belle believing she flew.