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wlingle78 's review for:
The Ethan I Was Before
by Ali Standish
I went into this story without any knowledge of the content besides the summary on the inside jacket. I knew this could be in the running for the Newbery Award coming in the next month, so I decided to give it a shot. I am extremely happy I did!
This debut story from Ali Standish is a powerful addition to our home library for our children. It takes us through the mind of a middle schooler who is dealing with some mighty deep emotions and experiences for a child his age.
The characters are well written and the story never seems to slow at all from beginning to end. From older brother Roddie's teenage angst to Grandpa Ike's grumpiness, I felt like I was a part of the family as I was reading.
The last hundred pages are where I think this story stands out from other stories I have read in the past school year. It took a really good story to a GREAT story with the development of storylines that I did not see coming.
I will recommend this story to many growing readers that I come across and also to teachers in my building and in my district as well!
This debut story from Ali Standish is a powerful addition to our home library for our children. It takes us through the mind of a middle schooler who is dealing with some mighty deep emotions and experiences for a child his age.
The characters are well written and the story never seems to slow at all from beginning to end. From older brother Roddie's teenage angst to Grandpa Ike's grumpiness, I felt like I was a part of the family as I was reading.
The last hundred pages are where I think this story stands out from other stories I have read in the past school year. It took a really good story to a GREAT story with the development of storylines that I did not see coming.
I will recommend this story to many growing readers that I come across and also to teachers in my building and in my district as well!