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\"Welcome<\/a>WELCOME BACK, MAPLE MEHTA-COHEN, <\/a>by\u00a0Kate McGovern<\/a>, Candlewick, Oct. 12, 2021, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 9-12)<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

A girl who struggles with reading must repeat the fifth grade in Kate McGovern\u2019s debut middle-grade novel, Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can\u2019t read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder \u2014 especially the adventures of a daring sleuth who\u2019s half Indian and half Jewish like Maple herself \u2014 but words on the page just don\u2019t seem to make sense to her. <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Despite all Maple\u2019s clever tricks to hide her troubles with reading, her teacher is on to her, and now Maple has to repeat fifth grade. Maple is devastated \u2014 what will her friends think? Will they forget about her? <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

She uses her storytelling skills to convince her classmates that she’s staying back as a special teacher\u2019s assistant (because of budget cuts, you know). But as Maple navigates the loss of old friendships, the possibility of new ones, and facing her reading challenges head-on, her deception becomes harder to keep up. Can Maple begin to recognize her own strengths, and to love herself \u2014 and her brain \u2014 just the way she is?<\/em> \u2014Synopsis provided by Candlewick<\/span><\/p>\n

I expected to like Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen<\/em>, but I didn\u2019t expect to be charmed by it. I can\u2019t imagine what it would be like to be held back in school, especially at Maple\u2019s age. The social implications alone could be devastating. Being held back by a learning disability would be equally as challenging.<\/p>\n

Maple is a clever, creative and independent thinker. Her ability to keep people in the dark about her reading struggles shows how bright she is. And I love that even though she doesn\u2019t like reading, she loves stories. She loves literature. She loves the journey.<\/p>\n

Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen<\/em> speaks to readers who have faced their own trials, whether in school, with friends or something else. We all know what it\u2019s like to hide some part of ourselves that we don\u2019t want others to find out.<\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen<\/em>. Author Kate McGovern\u2019s writing is clear and welcoming. She\u2019s got an excellent balance of tones, making the overall experience one that you want to return to.<\/p>\n

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