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amheaton's review
4.0
3.5 stars. I enjoyed the beginning and the end, but the middle dragged a bit for me.
cjmedinger's review
4.0
Great middle grade book about being yourself, trying to please others, finding your own way - Ware and Jolene are a great pair of heroes.
dswhite's review against another edition
5.0
The best part of this book was the relationship between Ware and Jolene. Instead of going to rec Ware spends the summer in a vacant lot with Jolene, a girl who lives with her aunt (a drunk) in an apartment over a bar.
undermeyou's review
5.0
This was not my FAVORITE story line. I prefer something more fantastical. However, this was the most well-written middle grade fiction I have read in a long time. My kids were engrossed. The characters were well developed and world building was convincing and thorough.
mikayladlewis's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is a super cute middlegrade book that I thoroughly enjoyed after reading some heavier stuff. The characters are sweet and the story is charming. Definitely statisfied that inner child in me.
aanhetlezen's review
3.0
Gewoon de beschrijving over alleen zijn vs je alleen voelen echt SPOT ON
Jep, genoten
Jep, genoten
mbomersheim's review
1.0
I honestly didn't really expect anything going into this book, yet I was somehow still not anticipating what this book had to offer. For some reason, I thought that there would be some sort of fantastical element to the book, but that is not the case and honestly, I think that it would have been slightly better if there was.
These characters honestly had so much angst and the "you don't understand me" attitude and I was not really vibing with that. I recognize that I am not really in the age demographic for this book, but I believe that if I had read this in fifth grade, I still would have found the characters annoying. Additionally, there was just so much left unexplained throughout the course of the book and the sense of time throughout the book is a little bit choppy.
All of this being said, this book is an easy read and I liked how it had short chapters; it just makes me feel like I've read more than I actually have. The author does try to have a good moral to the story, bit it seems rather forced throughout.
These characters honestly had so much angst and the "you don't understand me" attitude and I was not really vibing with that. I recognize that I am not really in the age demographic for this book, but I believe that if I had read this in fifth grade, I still would have found the characters annoying. Additionally, there was just so much left unexplained throughout the course of the book and the sense of time throughout the book is a little bit choppy.
All of this being said, this book is an easy read and I liked how it had short chapters; it just makes me feel like I've read more than I actually have. The author does try to have a good moral to the story, bit it seems rather forced throughout.