Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia (Novel) by Barbara O'Connor

I have not read a child's novel in a very long time and this is by far one of the best books I have read. It was easy to read and also kept me engaged throughout the book. By looking at the title I thought this girl on the front cover, whos name is Bird, had fame and glory in this town in Georiga. Once I opened the book I realized this girl had nothing to fame and glory, but that is exactly what she wanted in life. She was a girl who had no friends and was always picked on. When the new student Harlem Tate walked into her class she wanted to be his friend and she overcame obsticales and did just that.

Harlem became her friend by competiting in a spelling bee together. They spelled every word in the dictionary in three weeks. I thought they were going to win the spelling bee and everything would end happy. But surprisingly they lost first round and her dream of fame and glory went down the drain.

This is a story about a girl who had to overcome many struggles throughout her life and it took her strength to achieve happiness. She realized that it's not about what you win, how many friends you have, or how much money your family has it's about finding happiness in the little things in life.