: Travels With My Family
TWEEN
This kids in this book could easily be my sister and I reflecting back on our family vacations! Parents who would rather stay in a less expensive hotel instead of letting us watch cable TV or swim in a pool; who go to extremes to avoid most of the "touristy" attractions. A dad who will drive into a huge storm -- while everyone else prays that the car won't be blown away. Memorable, for sure, but not necessarily "fun" to most kids. While I felt somewhat of a connection with the narrator, though, I found that this story fell a little flat for me. Adventures that could have been so exciting were reported in an unenthusiastic, nonchalant tone. I guess you could call it dry humor and sarcasm, but I find that all-out humor works better for Tweens. I would recommend A Long Way From Chicago [by Richard Peck] instead.
Happy Reading!
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TWEEN
This kids in this book could easily be my sister and I reflecting back on our family vacations! Parents who would rather stay in a less expensive hotel instead of letting us watch cable TV or swim in a pool; who go to extremes to avoid most of the "touristy" attractions. A dad who will drive into a huge storm -- while everyone else prays that the car won't be blown away. Memorable, for sure, but not necessarily "fun" to most kids. While I felt somewhat of a connection with the narrator, though, I found that this story fell a little flat for me. Adventures that could have been so exciting were reported in an unenthusiastic, nonchalant tone. I guess you could call it dry humor and sarcasm, but I find that all-out humor works better for Tweens. I would recommend A Long Way From Chicago [by Richard Peck] instead.
Happy Reading!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Current Audiobook:
The Thirteenth Tale [a novel] by Diane Setterfield
Audiobook Waiting List:
Lion Boy: The Truth by Zizou Corder
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
Current Book:
The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech ("as discovered") by Gary Paulsen
Book Waiting List:
Skinny by Ibi Kaslik
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti
Pre-Ordered:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling [coming out July 21, 2007!]
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