My review of 'The Smell Of Old Lady Perfume' By Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

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        Claudia Guadalupe Martinez’s debut novel for young adults is a bittersweet story about death, family, and the resilient emotional strength of the human heart. Chela Gonzalez, the book’s narrator, is a nerd and a soccer player who can barely contain her excitement about starting the sixth grade. But nothing is as she imagined—her best friend turns on her to join the popular girls and they all act like Chela doesn’t exist. She buries herself in schoolwork and in the warm comfort of her family. To Chela, her family is like a solar system, with her father the sun and her mother, brothers, and sister like planets rotating all around him. It’s a small world, but it’s the only one she fits in.

But that universe is threatened when her strong father has a stroke. Chela’s grandmother moves in to help the family. The smell of her old lady perfume invades the house. That smell is worse than Sundays. Sundays were sad, but they went just as sure as they came. Death was a whole other thing, and Chela doesn’t understand that’s what everyone is waiting for. In her grief and worry, Chela begins to discover herself and find her own strength.

 Authors age group 10 and up
My age group 10 to 10000000000

     To start off I think this book was fantastical! 'The Smell Of Old Lady Perfume' was a sad book as well as happy.  Most of it was sad but the author Claudia Guadalupe Martinez used her special writing powers and put something happy in a few chapters. This book has some Spanish words and songs throughout the book, but repeats the same thing in English over again so any non Spanish speakers will understand the story. The author gave great details that you can actually picture in your mind and see without any confusion. Chela has a kind heart and is very strong when it comes to tragic things. Chela's friend Nora had left her to be in the popular group and ended up in the end coming to help Chela out. Chela wasn't lonely forever she finally was known for who she is and without trying to be different to fit in the popular group. In the end Chela is care free  and happy at school.

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