Belle Teal

Blurb

Belle Teal is a novel written by Ann M. Martin in 2001. It tells the story of Belle Teal Harper, her mother Adele, her grandmother Belle Teal Rhodes, and their friends and community. Belle teal is now going into 5th grade, and this year is very special. she is going to have the best teacher ever! and her best friends are in her class. Also, a few new kids are coming with her to class, some kids who are different than her, but not so much. she becomes great friends with them and introduces them to her best friends. while all this is happening, her grandma is losing her memory and keeps calling her by her mother's name!
The book deals with many difficult aspects of growing up; Belle Teal encounters racism, death, abuse, and other harsh realities of adulthood. She also begins to learn that not all adults are saints and that one cannot always depend on them, regardless of how desperate or alone you are. However, Belle Teal proves to be a strong, powerful young woman, with a deep sense of right and wrong and the guts to fight for what she believes in.