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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Read this book as a young girl and loved it. One of the first books I ever read that I couldn't put down. Plan to read it again.
I read this for school. I probably would have liked it more if I read it for pleasure, even though I probably would have never picked this up (this is kind of like a middle-grade historical fiction, not my ideal genre to read from).
That being said, this book was still pretty bad. And then there was the ending which was just ??? I found the pacing to be really slow and the entire novel to be uneventful, and having to analyze all of it didn't exactly enhance my experience.
That being said, this book was still pretty bad. And then there was the ending which was just ??? I found the pacing to be really slow and the entire novel to be uneventful, and having to analyze all of it didn't exactly enhance my experience.
A story about a young girl determined to provide for her family. She learns a lot as she works with the machines in the factory. She is also not spared heartache throughout.
Lily randomly got this from the Little Free Library and asked me to read it to her. I wasn't sure it would be any good, but I really do like Katherine Paterson. I really enjoyed, but was then afraid that it would be over her head. She ended up really liking it, and learning a lot. I didn't realize that there was a connection to her book, Jip. So now we may have to get that one as well.
One of my students had to read this. Not the best book ever, but not awful.
I LOATHED the first quarter of it, thought the rest of it was "okay" and then LOVED the ending, so I think this would calculate into a 2.5-star book. It's required reading for my 7th graders, and I am trying my best to pretend it's interesting or even digestible, but it's a struggle for them. It's just a difficult read for the modern 7th grader, especially for 7th grade boys who have to endure paragraphs about her blossoming and budding body. I see why the Common Core modules chose the book, as it'd be a reasonable companion to a unit on industrialization and labor issues in the Social Studies classroom. Unfortunately, all of those issues are covered in....8th grade. :(
I wouldn't argue with anyone who gives this 5 stars, as it was well-written, but I just don't think it's a good fit for my kids. The ending rocked.
I wouldn't argue with anyone who gives this 5 stars, as it was well-written, but I just don't think it's a good fit for my kids. The ending rocked.