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3.96 AVERAGE

inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: No

‘Six feet from his head to his heels was all he needed.’
fast-paced

I checked this book out from the library because it's a Tolstoy book. I didn't know Tolstoy had written any children's books. This afternoon I sat down on the couch with my daughter (14) and said I was going to read her a book. She was ecstatic! We were both interested in the illustrations, which are extremely colorful. The story started out interesting but it was obvious what the moral was going to be. My daughter is an ELL student and the writing was a bit above her level so she fell asleep about 3/4 of the way through it. I finished the last page and shut the book with a cry of disbelief.
SpoilerThe expected moral was the delivered one but I was really taken aback at how it was portrayed! Yikes!

short and timeless
adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
dark sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective fast-paced