The Kind of Friends We Used to Be by Frances O’Roark Dowell is about a two girls who used to be best friends until seventh grade when Marylin decided to be a cheerleader. Kate didn’t have anything against cheerleaders, but Marylin had always tried to change Kate. Marylin was the kind of girl who ...
This book is cute, lighthearted, and a quick read! I completed it in 2-3 hours, to re-live my freshman year of high school. Janie reminds me of myself a lot. A witty, sarcastic girl with a little bit of edge. She plays bass and lives on a farm. I play the drums, and I also live in the middle of n...
I thought this was a good book for children. It did have some fantasy elements, with a surrealistic fox character, which may be hard for some children to grasp. It dealt with some good issues for children; Abigail is overweight and has to cope with some bullying by some girls at school. It also d...
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It seems that people are only popular because they are unstable with who they are, and if they ‘fit in’. Popular kids act all cool around others, but on the inside they are asking if the other person likes them. In my book Marylin doesn’t think she is pretty, or smart, and she insults herself a...
Where I'd Like To Be is about a shy and sweet little girl named Maddie. Maddie's Granny ensures her that she is special because as a baby a ghost saved her life. Sadly though Maddie has been shuffled in an out of foster homes her entire life and now has been placed into an orphanage, where it is ...