Viola in Reel Life is about a young girl from Brooklyn who is sent to a boarding school in South Bend, IN while her parents are in Afghanistan filming a documentary. A typical 'fish out of water' storyline, Viola adapts to the new school quickly and learns a lot about her family and herself. I find Adriana Trigiani's writing a little long winded at times. I feel like she describes things in such bboorrrrinnngg detail and it really isn't relevant to the story. However, I did really enjoy this book. It's not all that predictable, the story is intriguing and I didn't feel like it was all washed out like some young adult books tend to be. I might even pick it up again sometime. (And it mentions Goshen, IN by name! woot! woot! Go G-Town!)
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