I have to say that after reading Confessions of a Closet Catholic by Sarah Darer Littman, I found an appreciation for religion in children's literature. Furthermore, I have not read many children's literature that focuses on religion, or more specifically, the the Jewish religion. I think that Littman did an excellent job in portraying both the Catholic faith as well as the Jewish faith. I would not say that I'm particularly very religious so reading this book was also very informative for me. I also found the book to be quite interesting in terms of Justine and how I'm sure many girls that age could relate to her different situations and worries. it seemed like she was the epitome of an awkward middle schooler and it was refreshing to see a character like that.
In the future I look forward to finding and reading other works that incorporate religion and faith.
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I agree that this book covered several aspects of not only religion, but realistic situations, such as the death of her Bubbe to her obsession of chocolate that she was ashamed of. This book was also very informative for me...imagine how much the intended reader (a tween if you will) could gain from reading it!
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