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A review by bickie
The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island by Dana Alison Levy
2.0
Join the Family Fletcher for a month of summer on Rock Island. The crew is back - with the addition of Lilli the kitten, who ends up an internet star. Lots of things are the same as they have been every summer, but some things are different. The worst thing is the fenced-up lighthouse, no longer available for unlimited playtime. Something is fishy about the artist who purchased it; will the Fletcher boys figure it out before it's too late?
A racism incident with Jax and his new friend Alex being stereotyped as "thugs" and criminals due to their skin color is weird; it is difficult to imagine that in this day and age, Jax's parents would not have talked to him about this issue before now. Kind of smacks of being written to expose white kids to this experience as opposed to being written for black kids who might be experiencing this kind of thing pretty much on a daily basis.
Best for ages 9+.
A racism incident with Jax and his new friend Alex being stereotyped as "thugs" and criminals due to their skin color is weird; it is difficult to imagine that in this day and age, Jax's parents would not have talked to him about this issue before now. Kind of smacks of being written to expose white kids to this experience as opposed to being written for black kids who might be experiencing this kind of thing pretty much on a daily basis.
Best for ages 9+.