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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Glad to read both of these books together (Smile) - the voice of the author comes through very powerfully here!
I liked Smile & Drama better, but this adds some dimension to the family, and is perfectly good enough when a young person wants to read more about the same people.
I guess I felt the characters were not fully developed - I didn't feel connected to anyone in the story at all. I have 2 sisters, and I have certainly experienced (& remember well) the bickering and just the incomprehensible agony of apparently ordinary life. I also have experienced the surreal weirdness of parents acting hostile & keeping secrets when they're about to get divorced. (...from both sides, at this point.)
I wanted the details & experiences described here to shed some light, or to show some universal connection, or to make me laugh. Instead, it just felt like going along, going along, going along...
I guess I felt the characters were not fully developed - I didn't feel connected to anyone in the story at all. I have 2 sisters, and I have certainly experienced (& remember well) the bickering and just the incomprehensible agony of apparently ordinary life. I also have experienced the surreal weirdness of parents acting hostile & keeping secrets when they're about to get divorced. (...from both sides, at this point.)
I wanted the details & experiences described here to shed some light, or to show some universal connection, or to make me laugh. Instead, it just felt like going along, going along, going along...
Such a fun series! I always wind up laughing and can picture this time so clearly as it was my childhood era.
Warning, this book contains drawings of snakes, and a kind of freaky snake story.
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
As I continue my Telgemeier reading along with my daughter, this was another fun read, although I had enjoyed Guts more than this one overall. When I read most of it, the lighting was so dim and my eyesight is perhaps so poor that I didn’t know that there was a difference in page color for the flashbacks. I kept thinking to myself that they made sense to me but could be confusing to students. When I picked it up to finish with better lighting, the yellow pages for the past was awesome to discover! I must say that it was not the depiction of sisterhood that I expected but I also appreciate that it’s not such a storybook version since it is probably more realistic and relatable for siblings who perhaps never get along perfectly.
This graphic novel tells the story of Raina becoming a big sister and the difficulties she has dealing with younger siblings. The focus is on a road trip they are taking with Mom, and there are flashbacks to the younger siblings births and incidents in their childhoods.
Good for middle grade. Cute drawings and storyline shows great understanding of siblings.
Good for middle grade. Cute drawings and storyline shows great understanding of siblings.
A little too pat/cliche. Siblings arguing, jealous, knowing buttons to push. Expected more after reading Smile.