When Life Gives You Mangos

This is a middle-grade book about Clara who has lost her memories from summer of last year. She is trying to remember what has happened while enjoying the summertime with her friends.

 The setting is heart warming, it is set in a small town in Jamaica where all the neighbours knew each other. It seemed a safe and quiet neighbourhood, something that I only read about in books as I grew up in the city myself.
 
I thought it was just gonna be another summer book about young kids, enjoying the sun and being petty with their friends, but I was wrong! This book took me by surprise. I was expecting a light, fluffy read but then the ending took a 180 and I was completely surprised. Though I saw the trigger warning so I had a slight idea what would happen. 

They are loveable cast of characters, even the ~unlikeable~ ones! If you want a story about friendship with a bit of mystery to it, read this one! Plus, it's a short one too!

I absolutely fell in love with this story. At first I didn't understand why Clara's friend Gaynah was so mean to her, but you find out towards the end what is going on. This story is going to be added to myshelf for students to check out because I think it has a lot for kids to learn. I can't wait to purchase on publication day!