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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of those rare moments when the movie is better than the book. The movie is so cute! Now that I've read the book, I want to rewatch the movie.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
Read for Literature for Youth. (Module 2= Classic Chapter Books)
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Gaslighting
My kiddo's obsessed with Encyclopedia Brown and I picked this up to re-read because they're filed together in my brain, somehow. They both have precocious investigators for protagonists, but the comparison stops there. It's not going to end up in my kiddo's hands for several more years-- probably more in the category of To Kill A Mockingbird and Wonder than Encyclopedia Brown and the Bobbsey Twins. Not the caper I remembered from twenty five years ago, it's a preteen contemplation of writing, loss, bullying, kindness, neglect, potential and truth and it hit me in the gut. So good, but it made me so sad.
There's something strangely complex about this book. Harriet is sort of a spoiled brat. Also, she doesn't seem to learn from her mistakes. I thought these were ballsy moves on Fitzhugh's part. It felt like a very honest portrayal of not only the way kids relate to one another, but also the way parents and children fail to understand each other.