I really liked this book. I read it in one sitting, because I didn't want to put it down. I recommend this book to any girl around the age of 11 or 12. It is a really good plot with realistic characters. I really liked it.

When i read What every girl except me knows, i thought, wow, now there is never going to be a book better than this. when nora raleigh baskin came out with this book, almost home, i was amazed to see that she had come out with another book even better than her first. if shes coming out with a third book, i just cant wait to read it!

Almost Home is written by Nora Raleigh Baskin. This book is extraordinary and is highly recommended for summer reading for both girls and boys. This is Ms. Baskin's seconed novel. She has also created What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows. She grew up in New Paltz, NY, as well as in Brooklyn.
The main character in this book is Leah Baer; she is twelve yeas old and lives in New Paltz, New York. One of the very important minor characters is Will Hiller, the only one who seems to like her. Leah's parents are divorced, and she is living with her father, and her stepmother. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. There are real places mentioned in the book that are here in New Paltz such as Huguenot Street and the Mohonk Mountains. The book was great and highly recommended.

This is a excellent book!! It takes place in my home town!! She even came to visit our school! Best of all its true!! The characters names are made up and some parts are also made up...but the rest is true!! Its about a girl growing up without a mother, and the hardships she faces. Its really interesting! I couldn't put it down! Its really heart warming!! Best of all I can really relate to her, because I know where she is talking about!!

I'm a boy and I read the book and I loved it. It's about a 12 year old girl name Gabby Weis growing up without a mother. I found the book surprisingly funny and interesting. Baskin did a great job writting about Gabbys' struggles through life and middle school . I'd recommened this book to all kids boys and girls ages 9-15. This was a great book and I will definate
ly read her next book. You should really get the book it was great.

Being a pre-teen myself, I could fully understand and enjoy this wonderful book. It is about a girl, Gabby Weiss,growing up without a mother and the problems she faces because of this. Gabby feels there much you need to know to become a woman that she is missing out on. Living in a somewhat cold family, her dad and brother can't fulfill her needs. But there is one person who can. Cleo, Gabby's dad's girlfriend acts as a motherly role model for Gabby, giving her the advice and and comfort only a fellow woman can give. Gabby's best friend Taylor also helps her along her way to womanhood. But somehow, a best friend and a girlfriend isn't enough. Gabby needs to reach her mother somehow, and she is determined to do so, regardless of how challenging it might be. Not only is this book warm and inspiring, it is suspensful and compelling. It deals with the real life experiences kids have at school, on the bus, and in their home. I would recommend this fabulous book to any girl 12-15.