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Eh. Slightly better than the last one, but still growing stale. And then I read the back of one of her newer books, and I wasn't all that impressed. I think it's time for me to give up on Janet Evanovich.
It was very good. I was a little afraid it was going to be another "sad dog book" but it was not. I suppose that is a spoiler. I still think [b:The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane|37186|The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane|Kate DiCamillo|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168855192s/37186.jpg|822151] is my favorite out of her books.
I thought it was okay. I would read the rest of the series, but I wasn't quite as captivated as I was with her previous work.
2010 Maine Student Book Award Nominee
Cute, but not life-changing. I enjoyed all the vocabulary words.
Cute, but not life-changing. I enjoyed all the vocabulary words.
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War
I liked this better than the last one. We'll see what happens in the next!
Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2010-2011
I liked this book quite a lot, and it made me cry. Ivy June has been selected to part of an exchange program. She will spend time in Lexington, Kentucky with Katherine, and then later Katherine will come visit Ivy June in Thunder Creek. There are some culture clashes between the two worlds, to be sure. I must admit I had trouble placing the time period, and the only reason at times I could remember it was set in a modern era was the mention of cell phones.
I liked this book quite a lot, and it made me cry. Ivy June has been selected to part of an exchange program. She will spend time in Lexington, Kentucky with Katherine, and then later Katherine will come visit Ivy June in Thunder Creek. There are some culture clashes between the two worlds, to be sure. I must admit I had trouble placing the time period, and the only reason at times I could remember it was set in a modern era was the mention of cell phones.
Andrew Clements is coming to a conference in the spring, so I thought I ought to read some of his books before that happens. One of the books I chose to read is Frindle, a book about Nicholas Allen. Nick is a well-meaning 5th grader who has some ideas up his sleeve. When his teacher informs him that words are given meaning by two people agreeing, then he gets the idea to rename pens as "frindles." It catches on far more than he could have imagined.
While still retaining some hilarious moments, this book is mostly a disappointing continuation of the series. I was hoping for some evolution to be had for some of the characters, some signs of growth, and there wasn't.
This book was much better than the previous one in the series, and leaps and bounds above the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid offering. I don't think I'm saying that just because Gina and I have uncomfortable similarities either.