When Friendship Followed Me Home VS. Posted

We read the books “Posted” by John David Anderson and “When Friendship Followed Me Home” by Paul Griffin. Both of these books would be considered realistic fiction, and have characters in middle school. When both Adam and Tendai read “Posted” they really liked the book and both rated it as one of the better books they had recently read. The idea of not having technology to interact with each other and having to use post-it notes as a way to communicate was an interesting plot idea. Except once we finished “When Friendship Followed Me Home” the winner of this bracket was clear. Ben Coffin from WFFMH was faced with life struggle after life struggle, making this a book that had you hoping for something to go his way with every passing chapter. WFFMH leaves the reader emotionally distraught with what Ben goes through and is a book that every middle school reader should have the opportunity to read. It shows us the bravery and resilience of a young man who has the world against him, and the book leaves a long lasting impression on the reader, which is why it deserves to land in the hands of others readers in our Mighty Mini Smackdown!