Judith L. Roth

Avidly surrounding herself with cat collectibles but refused a pet cat by a father who keeps his reasons to himself, Sara is given one week to change her father's mind when a fluffy white kitten darts through their front door, a situation that reveals past heartache and helps strengthen family ties.

Serendipity and Me

Sarah Sammis

Hannah Yang

I didn't cry when I read this book.
Just kidding, I was totally sniffing at the end. This is beautiful.

The first time I picked this book up was last year, but I realized it was a poetry book, and I immediately put it back on the shelf. Don't make this mistake. I decided to read it again this year when I realized my love for all things poetry and lyrical. I'm so glad I did, or else I would be missing out big time.

I loved the poetry format. Everything was written in a specific order and spacing, and I felt like this contributed to the sob factor. 


  His eyes are like the deep craggy holes
in broken trees

and they're pointed
right at me.


That isn't even a good example. But anyways, the writing is flawless. It's gorgeous and I love how the language used isn't even super complicated or anything: it's simple language for a simple story.

This book's story is actually really simple. We follow Sara, a cat lover who needs something to hold on to. Her mother died in a car accident, her father isn't ever really there, and to top it off, she got the flu and won't be able to play as Wendy in her school play. When she gets the flu, a little white kitten jumps into her life, and Sara must try and find a way to convince her dad to let her keep Serendipity.

Serendipity and Me is a coming-of-age, family story... aka, a freaking horrible tear-jerker. Horrible meaning "Serendipity and Me, why would you do this to me I can't stop crying." It's truly a sweet book, but poetry isn't for everyone. If you do enjoy reading poetry, I'd definitely recommend. Get your tissues ready.

Serendipity and Me

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