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skundrik87's review against another edition
4.0
This whole book seems like an insurance rate disaster and a lawsuit waiting to happen. One adult supervising a large number of middle schoolers in the middle of a desert? Leaving them unsupervised, hiking after dark? Not paying attention to food ingredients when you know a child has an anaphylactic allergy and then not even eating with the kids? If this was real life, this guy would be sued so many times...
Book talk for grades 6 and 7: from multiple perspectives. 1) girl with the ability to tell when someone is lying. Has isolated herself as much as possible from everyone so she does not have to put up with their lies. 2) boy who has a photographic memory. Knows facts but has no social skills. Does not know when it is appropriate to talk and is not able to read emotions.
Their parents send them on a wilderness camp adventure in the dessert. They learn to live with themselves.
Themes: friendship, acceptance
Book talk for grades 6 and 7: from multiple perspectives. 1) girl with the ability to tell when someone is lying. Has isolated herself as much as possible from everyone so she does not have to put up with their lies. 2) boy who has a photographic memory. Knows facts but has no social skills. Does not know when it is appropriate to talk and is not able to read emotions.
Their parents send them on a wilderness camp adventure in the dessert. They learn to live with themselves.
Themes: friendship, acceptance
laurakate45's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book I've read by the authors. I felt both started slowly, but I was in love by the end. The characters are richly drawn, and the plot twists in ways that would keep a reluctant reader pressing on, though they might need some help getting through the first few chapters. I'd love to see this pared with "Holes" in a project.
teenlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Middle grade book appropriate for as young as grade 4.
2 character’s POV: Audrey who can tell when people are lying and Aaron who remembers all he hears and sees. Both are sent to a wilderness survival program to hike 200 miles over 6 weeks with only Jare, the intense wilderness guide and some number of other campers. Along the way they make new friends, and discover things about themselves and their world.
Pros: no romance, focus was on friendship, the black and white worldview of childhood changing into a more mature and gray worldview.
Cons: it is a realistic book, with Aaron’s abilities are Believable, though Audrey’s are more sci-fi. Audrey’s character was pretty intense and off putting In the beginning, but teens and preteens can feel intensely and deeply, but not sure why her Unpower of knowing when people are lying wasn’t such a social issue until June of 7th grade. She figures I’ll just have 1 friend, don’t need any others but that puts a lot of pressure the 1 friend who doesn’t know about her powers.
2 character’s POV: Audrey who can tell when people are lying and Aaron who remembers all he hears and sees. Both are sent to a wilderness survival program to hike 200 miles over 6 weeks with only Jare, the intense wilderness guide and some number of other campers. Along the way they make new friends, and discover things about themselves and their world.
Pros: no romance, focus was on friendship, the black and white worldview of childhood changing into a more mature and gray worldview.
Cons: it is a realistic book, with Aaron’s abilities are Believable, though Audrey’s are more sci-fi. Audrey’s character was pretty intense and off putting In the beginning, but teens and preteens can feel intensely and deeply, but not sure why her Unpower of knowing when people are lying wasn’t such a social issue until June of 7th grade. She figures I’ll just have 1 friend, don’t need any others but that puts a lot of pressure the 1 friend who doesn’t know about her powers.
aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition
3.0
In all, Connect The Stars is a nice little book. It’s definitely well suited for an audience of middle graders. Read my full review here Link goes live 1/13/2017
katiegrrrl's review against another edition
5.0
Really good story of finding yourself and trusting others.
lewwn's review against another edition
4.0
i wasn’t expecting to like this book, i do that a lot. i thought the two main character were going to fall in love, and they didn’t. it was nice to see a book about friendship.
lisastein's review against another edition
5.0
This was a lovely read. Very relatable, poignant. Great characters and story. Really enjoyed. And I save my stars for really good books. :)
allywesto's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
The lie detection gift of Audrey's hooked me instantly. I liked this book; however, it wasn't in any way "deep." This is likely because it's a middle-grade book. Some middle-grade novels can bridge deep topics and allow for good classroom discussions though. I read this one to potentially teach it, but it didn't provide enough material for me to use in the classroom. However, the characters were fun, and the situation made for an interesting story. If you are an adult, you need to suspend your disbelief a bit (one adult managing a ton of teenagers in the desolate desert was a bit unbelievable), but overall it was entertaining.
The lie detection gift of Audrey's hooked me instantly. I liked this book; however, it wasn't in any way "deep." This is likely because it's a middle-grade book. Some middle-grade novels can bridge deep topics and allow for good classroom discussions though. I read this one to potentially teach it, but it didn't provide enough material for me to use in the classroom. However, the characters were fun, and the situation made for an interesting story. If you are an adult, you need to suspend your disbelief a bit (one adult managing a ton of teenagers in the desolate desert was a bit unbelievable), but overall it was entertaining.
booksandbosox's review against another edition
3.0
http://librarianosnark.blogspot.com/2015/12/middle-grade-reviews-part-two.html
charity1313's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars...close to 5 but I felt like there were a few characters written too much in stereotype. It's obviously a book written to explore bullying but the beauty here is in the "flawed" and exceptional main characters. I read this one after I discovered this author on a Summer Reading Guide for adults and thought it might be good to share with my kids. Though I do find it rather hard to believe anyone would be running a wilderness camp with only one leader in west Texas in the SUMMER (completely inadvisable)...as Texans, we have another layer of appreciation for this one. Definitely a worthy summer family read aloud.