My review for this book is essentially the same as the first one. I love the characters and the author does a great job with characterization and plot considering the length, but again, the book is WAY TOO SHORT.
In this one, Claudie is one her way to Georgia to visit her maternal grandmother for the first time.
She faces the biggest difference between the north and the south during this time period: the blatant racism and danger of the south.
Most of her time in Georgia is spent dealing with racism, climbing trees a couple times, and learning a bit more about her mother and why she's a reporter.
Back in Harlem, Claudie has finally found the inspiration for her skit, and she begins work on the variety show immediately. She works hard as the director to bring everything together and do a lot of advertising to boot. And it works! Her skit comes last and Gwen the painter comes up to her backstage right before it to tell her that she saved the boardinghouse. Claudie is so happy that she's almost not nervous onstage.
Claudie spends a lot of both books thinking about her talent and what it could be. She finally realizes some people are just good at multiple things and not everyone needs a singular skill to make them talented. But she also learns she wants to be a writer and continue to tell her stories.
I would love to see a third book about Claudie. I wish they were still doing the longer mysteries that BeForever got so we could spend more time in her world. They really screwed her over when it comes to writing. And her collection is pretty small, too. Ugh. Stupid Mattel. I applaud the author for doing such a great job with the short length she worked within. She made me want the doll, which I plan to order sometime this year, along with Dizzy Dot and two outfit sets.
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