
Red Heart Tattoo will not disappoint readers who love serious circumstances infused with hope and healing. I recommend McDaniel’s books in my library frequently being short, interesting, and full of romance, her books are an easy sell for girls looking for problem fiction.

McDaniel has decades-long staying power for a reason: she knows how to make readers feel her stories. I read my first Lurlene McDaniel novel as a sixth grader, around 25 years ago. REVIEW: Let’s start by saying that, in this case, I am a biased reviewer. Red Heart Tattoo chronicles a year in the lives of affected students, both before and after the bomb changed their lives forever.

SUMMARY: When a bomb detonates inside the busy atrium at Edison High, injuries to students and faculty are catastrophic: nine are dead and many more are badly injured.
