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A review by librariandest
The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
5.0
Oh, May Amelia, you are my favorite. Actually, Jennifer Holm, you are my favorite, and May Amelia is my favorite of your creations. This book is practically perfect. The only thing I can complain about is the AWFUL COVER. Just wrong. Why can't a wonderful author like Holm get a great cover for an awesome book? The world is an unfair place.
Speaking of the world being an unfair place, I've noticed people complaining that too much bad stuff happens to the Jacksons in this book. I think I've made that claim myself about a few good books (like [b:Out of My Mind|6609765|Out of My Mind|Sharon M. Draper|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275674397s/6609765.jpg|6803732] and [b:Mockingbird|2657|To Kill a Mockingbird|Harper Lee|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fJnjap8BL._SL75_.jpg|3275794]). But the thing about this book is that it's so funny and so heartwarming, even while terrible things are happening--which, I think, is how life is.
I listened to the first May Amelia book on CD, so I didn't know that it was written with Lots of Capitalized Phrases and no quotation marks. I wonder if that is baffling for some kids, or if they just go with it. I don't really understand why Holm wrote it that way. I don't think it added anything special, but it didn't really bother me either. I'm neutral on it.
Speaking of the world being an unfair place, I've noticed people complaining that too much bad stuff happens to the Jacksons in this book. I think I've made that claim myself about a few good books (like [b:Out of My Mind|6609765|Out of My Mind|Sharon M. Draper|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275674397s/6609765.jpg|6803732] and [b:Mockingbird|2657|To Kill a Mockingbird|Harper Lee|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fJnjap8BL._SL75_.jpg|3275794]). But the thing about this book is that it's so funny and so heartwarming, even while terrible things are happening--which, I think, is how life is.
I listened to the first May Amelia book on CD, so I didn't know that it was written with Lots of Capitalized Phrases and no quotation marks. I wonder if that is baffling for some kids, or if they just go with it. I don't really understand why Holm wrote it that way. I don't think it added anything special, but it didn't really bother me either. I'm neutral on it.