Turning Point: Dream Cast

 Here is my dream cast for Turning Point by Paula Chase!

China Anne Mcclain as Mo

Skai Jackson as Sheeda

Tyrel Jackson Williams as Mo's Brother

Imani Hakim as Sheeda's other best friend (will be introduced later in the book)

Regina Halls as Mo's Mom

Robin Givens as Sheeda's Aunt

Turning Point: Reasons to Read This Book

 5 Reasons to Read This Book:

1) It's a great YA story that takes place in the summer and about two black girls.

2) Talks about racism, emotional issues, friendship, and family.

3) This is a POC book! 

4) Written in both of the best friend's pov.

5) It's a fun read that also helps readers understand the world. 

Turning Point: Mood Board

 

1) Sheeda

2) Mo

3) church

4) Ballet Academy/ racism

5) summer vacation

7) Mo's brother

8) family

9) friendship

10) peace

Turning Point: Review

Turning Point by Paula Chase

Rating: 4/5 stars

Review: This book was an enjoyable read. It's about two best friends who have to spend their summers apart. Mo is going to camp and has to deal with racism and body image and Sheeda is religious but falls in love with Mo's older brother. The beginning of this book was a little slow and I wasn't interested in the story until page 50. After that, the story got really interesting. I did enjoy the author's writing and plot story. The author added frequent text messages which were perfect for this book.

The characters in this book were really interesting and easy to connect to. I loved both Mo and Sheeda but was mostly interested in Sheeda's story. I did enjoy the supporting characters also which helped develop the main characters. The main characters developed a lot in this story but mostly Mo in this book. She felt left out being only 1/2 other skinned toned girl at ballet camp. Both characters sent out important messages to readers from this book.

This book was good and a must-read book to learn about racism, body image, religion, and money issue. This book was fresh and was complex. Though the problem I had with this book was that the main characters were in middle school but felt like they were in high school also it was hard to get into the story in the beginning. Other than that I enjoyed this book and recommend this read. 

Criteria:

Plot- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★

Main Character- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Other Characters- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Writing Style- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★

Pacing- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★

Ending- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Romance: kissing

Book Cover- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

*This book was sent to me by the author to give an honest review in return*

Turning Point: Welcome Post

 

Turning Point by Paula Chase

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Genre: YA Contemporary

Age: 13+

Summary:

Distance threatens to tear apart a friendship. That is, of course, if a secret doesn’t ruin it first.

Told in dual perspectives, this provocative and timely stand-alone companion to Paula Chase’s So Done and Dough Boys will resonate with fans of Jason Reynolds, Rebecca Stead, and Renée Watson.

Best friends Rasheeda and Monique are both good girls. For Sheeda, that means keeping her friends close and following her deeply religious, Bible-quoting aunt’s every rule. For Mo, that means not making waves in the prestigious and mostly White ballet intensive she’s been accepted to. But what happens when Sheeda catches the eye of Mo’s older brother, and the invisible racial barriers to success as a ballerina turn out to be not so invisible?

Paula Chase continues to explore the lives of African American middle school characters from the Cove, a low-income housing project, in this stand-alone companion to So Done and Dough Boys. Both universal and specific, Turning Point is rich with thematic threads such as racism, body image, poverty, creativity, religion, Me Too, friendship, and family running through it. A rewarding and thought-provoking read for the older middle grade audience.

About the Author:

I'm a creature borne of pop culture. It's created a volatile mix of hope and cynicism within me that I help myself understand by putting my young characters through the world's paces.

I have a big heart for young readers. Young Adult and Middle Grade novels are my home.

And because no one lives in a vacuum, I co-founded The Brown Bookshelf to ensure that the spotlight on children's lit created by persons of color never dims.