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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
This was a whole lot deeper than I had expected it to be! I didn't read the synopsis before reading, so I had no idea what I was going in for. I just thought it would be a middle grade contemporary about a girl who loved mustaches, but it was so much more. I teared up multiple times while reading. Both aspects of the plot were touching and I loved seeing Maddie grow and stand up for herself and face all of her monsters. Her imagination was adorable as well.
I loved this book so much! It was a slow start for me, but once I got into the quirky rhythm of it I really related to how Maddie's imagination works, and I loved how she and her parents handled tough situations. (There's also a really great teacher character.) If you're looking for a sweet middle grade read that might also make you cry a little, read this now!
There's really nothing in this book that counts as content, just a few things to be aware of before handing it very young readers: This book deals with difficult medical diagnoses and the possibility of death. It also mentions divorce a few times, talks about crushes, and deals with some of the ways children are sometimes mean to each other (including having a girl at school lie about Maddie).
And this one doesn't really count as content, but it just felt weird to me--prayer and praying is mentioned several times, but there's no context at all for what the characters believe that means.
There's really nothing in this book that counts as content, just a few things to be aware of before handing it very young readers: This book deals with difficult medical diagnoses and the possibility of death. It also mentions divorce a few times, talks about crushes, and deals with some of the ways children are sometimes mean to each other (including having a girl at school lie about Maddie).
And this one doesn't really count as content, but it just felt weird to me--prayer and praying is mentioned several times, but there's no context at all for what the characters believe that means.