We've got your back. With the Tough-O-Meter, you'll know whether to bring extra layers or Swiss army knives as you summit the literary mountain. (10 = Toughest)
(3) Base Camp
Lucky for us, Jamie handles the story telling, and since she's a regular twelve year old, we don't get much political jargon or history lessons. In fact, most of her story is about, well, her. She's more interested in what's happening with her own family than she is about waxing political. This leaves us with a comfortable read. War might be raging, but we feel as though we're just chatting with Jamie as she does her thing.