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rdyourbookcase's review
4.0
These books are a genius idea - historical fiction that reads like an action movie. Most book series for kids are fairly formulaic. Kids know what they like and that way, authors keep them hooked. Unfortunately, sometimes it means adults get bored - even librarians. They feature a diverse group of kids and world events, but... Every single book features a boy as the main character.
Every.
Single.
One.
I’m a girl. I like to read about girls. Girls are historically significant, too. Why why why is a woman author only writing about boys??? Aren’t we, as girls, told enough in history class that women weren’t important? Even if we aren’t directly told, we’re indirectly told, because most of the important people we learned about were old white guys. And some of these historical events are recent. Why couldn’t a girl save her family during the Japanese Tsunami or Hurricane Katrina?
I understand wanting to focus on one particular audience and getting boys to read more, but boys will read about girls if they’re written well. The Hunger Games proved that. The I Survived books are written well. So mix it up and give us some girl main characters!
Every.
Single.
One.
I’m a girl. I like to read about girls. Girls are historically significant, too. Why why why is a woman author only writing about boys??? Aren’t we, as girls, told enough in history class that women weren’t important? Even if we aren’t directly told, we’re indirectly told, because most of the important people we learned about were old white guys. And some of these historical events are recent. Why couldn’t a girl save her family during the Japanese Tsunami or Hurricane Katrina?
I understand wanting to focus on one particular audience and getting boys to read more, but boys will read about girls if they’re written well. The Hunger Games proved that. The I Survived books are written well. So mix it up and give us some girl main characters!
amandamcbride76's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
booknerd98's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
chiefgrammy26's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
danyell919's review
4.0
This I Survived book doesn’t just talk about Gettysburg - it also addresses slavery. I think it’s a great first book for upper elementary kids to read to introduce them to the Civil War.
storybookcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
5.0
jmtanner's review against another edition
4.0
When your mom is a history teacher teaching the Civil War, you read historic fiction as a bedtime story. She wanted me to take a star off for it being scary, but it was interesting enough that she let me read her the whole thing in one sitting.
beammey's review against another edition
3.0
You can definitely tell this is a children's book, but I did enjoy it immensely, especially since it was told from the point of view of a young slave. Parts were a bit childish, but that's to be expected. I still found it worth the read and would recommend it to kids who don't mind the macabre content. 3.5 out of 5 stars.