A review by unchainedreader
My Best Friend Is Extinct by Rebecca Wood Barrett

2.0

There were a lot of things about this that bothered me. The first was the age of the main character, Henry. There were moments where it felt like he was closer to twelve, but there were also moments where it seemed as if he was five, especially when the teacher asked them to draw pictures as classwork. Henry used language that was more likely to come from a twelve year old or older, definitely language that I wouldn't want my students or children reading until they were in at least high school - even then it wouldn't be considered quality literature. I also want to know what kind of school allows children to play with shovels on the playground and what kind of teacher is just letting kids play in snow tunnels? Clearly someone needs to be fired for not paying attention. I was also confused because Henry's new best friend is a bear...just because this kid has never seen a bear in his life doesn't make it extinct.

Yes, this is a work of fiction, a universe where creativity is encouraged, but there is also a need for logic when the setting is quite clearly the world we live in with animals that clearly aren't extinct.

Two stars is generous.