Book Uncle and Me

This is a super charming story about a little girl who visits a street corner loaning library everyday to borrow a new book until the government decides to shut the “illegal” library down. It's also the story of what one person, even a non-voting person, can do in an election to bring about real change. It's all handled so very simply that I felt an emotional disconnect- I think I was convinced early on that there was no way this could ever have an unhappy ending and all conflict was removed for me. A young middle grade reader could fall under it's charms. Recommended for the 3rd to 5th grader reader who enjoys realistic fiction and who maybe has a budding interest in politics. It also takes place in a city in India, but it is never described beyond the block (which makes sense as it's a child's POV), so there isn't much to learn there, with the exception of some Indian dishes being described and Hindi lessons in school being mentioned. The story, otherwise is pretty universal for any democratic location.