Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
- Rob Buyea
This is a warm story, and quite a lot to offer to its target audience, particularly pre-teens and younger teenagers. It reinforces the values of compassion and friendship, the negative impact of bullying, and how it often results from the issues the perpetrator may himself or herself be facing.
As a (jaded) adult, I found it likeable enough but not particularly imaginative, having come across a few stories of a special teacher making a real difference to his/her students (even the line sounds cliched!). The primary characters seem to be cutouts, each a representative of one kind of trouble a child could be going through. While it is interesting to view the events from the viewpoint of different characters, it becomes tiresome hearing seven different accounts of every incident, some differing only nominally.
Read and Reviewed in March 2021
The Hundred Dresses
- Estes, Eleanor
I had come across so many praises about this book, and wanted to read for a long time, bit never found a copy available at a reasonable price. Finally read it thanks to subscription on scribd.
I didn't quite enjoy it. The message it tries to convey is essential, but the way the story was told didn't quite appeal to me. Of course I can't be sure, but I think my younger self wouldn't have liked the writing style much either.
Read and Reviewed in March 2020
The Book of Lost Things
- Connolly, John
The underlying concept in the book, of incorporating fairy tales into an adventure, is interesting. For most part, the twisted takes on popular fairy tales were enjoyable, though I found some of them repulsive. Moreover, most of the female characters are portrayed in a negative light, which is not something I would recommend for young-adults. It has too much of violence and abuse for kids, and a very simple plot with a predictable ending for the adults. If it could be 'sanitized', it could make a wonderful adventure story for kids.
Read in Dec 2019
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