" Replay, by Sharon Creech, is the story of Leonardo or Sardine, which is what everyone in his family calls him. This quiet, introspective twelve-year old often finds himself sardined in between his more boisterous and outgoing siblings. When Leo exploring the attic he finds an old diary entitled, Age of Thirteen written by his father when he was young. There is also a mysterious Rosaria who appears in pictures and in the diary that Leo has never even heard of. When Leo gets the part of the Old Crone in the school play, Rumpopo's Porch, he is disappointed at not getting the lead role, however in the end he embraces the part. Through the parallel dramas of the play and his chaotic home life, Leo begins to understand the importance of stories and our need to share them, whether they are treasured memories or future dreams. Read this book to find out how Leo deals with loss, truth, change, and forgiveness. "
— Kimberli, 2/17/2014