' Don't we all spend a fair amoount of time day dreaming of what we envision ourselves best selves to be? ' - Cindy, Read this book to find out how Leo deals with loss, truth, change, and forgiveness. 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. 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.

There is also a mysterious Rosaria who appears in pictures and in the diary that Leo has never even heard of. When Leo exploring the attic he finds an old diary entitled, Age of Thirteen written by his father when he was young. This quiet, introspective twelve-year old often finds himself sardined in between his more boisterous and outgoing siblings. ' Replay, by Sharon Creech, is the story of Leonardo or Sardine, which is what everyone in his family calls him.

Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I especially felt for his desire of pleasing his father. At first, Leo seemed quite quirky, but it did not take long for me to realise that we had a fair bit in common, there were many moments that he reminded me of myself. 'I really enjoyed this coming of age story. But in the play that is his life, Leo is eager to discover what part will be his. As an actor in the school play, he is poised and ready for the curtain to open. He fantasizes about who he is in order to discover who he will become. That's why they call Leo 'fog boy.' He's always dreaming, always replaying things in his brain. but Leo imagines him as a boy, tap-dancing and singing with delight. but in his fantasy he gets all the attention he wants. Sure, his big, noisy family makes him feel like a sardine squashed in a tin. but Leo dreams he is the biggest star on Broadway. He may have been given a bit part in the school play.

'Leo, you make gold from pebbles,' and the way he said it, Leo could tell that this was a good thing. Leo's papa stood in the doorway, gazing down at him.

Replay by Sharon Creech