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bibliobrandie's review against another edition
3.0
I have read everything by Knisley and will continue to do so. This book picks up where Stepping Stones left off, somewhere in late September/early October, and the girls are helping out in a pumpkin patch on their neighbor's farm. Jen is nervous about starting school, she loves the dragon books her awesome librarian recommends to her, and she is frustrated by all the romance in the air. Perfect for early middle schoolers.
bugsrcool49's review against another edition
4.0
read this at 4:00am when i could not sleep and it was cozy and cute!
analyticalchaos's review against another edition
I'm glad Walter wasn't really in this one.
bickie's review against another edition
Very cis-heteronormative (though there might be a male/male couple who runs the farm where Jen works. Jen, a white "tomboy," feels left out when everyone around her seems to be coupling up. A co-worker talks about how she'll feel differently when she starts liking boys that way (assuming she will not be Ace/Aro and also will be straight). Several people - fellow middle school students, older teens, and adults alike - try to put a romantic dating kind of veneer over her budding friendship with a boy from school who shares her interests in Dragon Apprentice books and drawing.
Good representation of how super-scary stuff is not loved by everyone, and some exploration of how inappropriate it is to force it on people who don't like it. Lots of middle school confusion about dating and relationships and how it affects friendships.
Good representation of how super-scary stuff is not loved by everyone, and some exploration of how inappropriate it is to force it on people who don't like it. Lots of middle school confusion about dating and relationships and how it affects friendships.
isabelduhreader's review against another edition
5.0
Love this series and I adore Lucy Knisley! I could read this book (and stepping stones) like a million times. Cannot wait for the next one. The artwork and the story is just so amazing.
chess__bored's review against another edition
medium-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
3.0
the main character saying “why be obsessed with romance when you can be obsessed with dragons” is everything to me
eliza_bangert's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0