The Center of Everything / Linda Urban / 194 pages

In this short but insightful book, Linda Urban explores loss, friendship, wishes, who we are meant to be, what we are meant to do, and grief.  Sounds pretty heavy but it's not.  Readers will relate to 12 year old Ruby Pepperdine and what she is feeling and thinking after the death of her beloved grandmother,Gigi.  The author gives readers a lot to think about and a lot to talk about.  Doughnuts play an important part of the story and I must say, I was pretty hungry for a doughnut before the book ended!