Little Fish

Little Fish - A Memoir by Ramsey Beyer

Overview: A story about a girl raised in a small town tackling the city of Baltimore and college. An autobiography told through real journal excerpts, artwork and lots of lists. 

Target Audience: Grades 7 and up

Reading Level (according to amazon.com):

Age Range 12 and up

Overall Rating 19/20:

-It was a bit difficult to rate this book since it is a autobiography style book but I did the best I could removing the sections of the rubric that seemed unnecessary. I found it unfair to judge it on diversity because if the author would have added more diverse characters that didn't exist in her life it wouldn't have made the story authentic ad an autobiography. 

-The book does have illustrations that are visually appealing but the rubric above doesn't rate on that, it rates on the depiction of the reality and that is something only the author knows since it was her life.

-The book was relatable because it shows the life of a person who we can all relate to in one way or another. Again, it was hard to judge but I thought this was what was fair.

Literary Elements:

-Autobiography

-Character

-Style

 Beyer, R. (2013). Little Fish: A Memoir From a Different Kind of Year. San Francisco, CA: Zest Books.