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My Best Friend Is Extinct by Cornelia Li, Rebecca Wood Barrett
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
I received a e-galley of this book from Orca Book Publishers in exchange for an honest review.
My Best Friend is Extinct is a middle grade novel about a young boy, Henry, who is adjusting to being in a new school in a new town. While he is navigating the hurdles of friendship and school, he stumbles upon a creature that he’s never seen before, which he then affectionately dubs Yarp. No one around him seems to believe in Yarp’s existence and only further alienates him from his friends and the students at school. In this story of adventure, friendship, and family, Henry and Yarp’s friendship is one told with the magic of the winter season.
I enjoyed the character building in this novel though there were times that I felt that Henry was very immature and not exactly the loveable character that you’d want to root for. But throughout the story, as he develops as a character, there is a certain vulnerability and strength to who he is that draws you further into the story. I think that the real charmer of this story would have to be Yarp and readers are sure to want to follow his story and perhaps even find themselves looking out into the snowy outdoors for a glimpse of this winter creature.
Thank you to Orca Book Publishers for the e-galley.
My Best Friend is Extinct is a middle grade novel about a young boy, Henry, who is adjusting to being in a new school in a new town. While he is navigating the hurdles of friendship and school, he stumbles upon a creature that he’s never seen before, which he then affectionately dubs Yarp. No one around him seems to believe in Yarp’s existence and only further alienates him from his friends and the students at school. In this story of adventure, friendship, and family, Henry and Yarp’s friendship is one told with the magic of the winter season.
I enjoyed the character building in this novel though there were times that I felt that Henry was very immature and not exactly the loveable character that you’d want to root for. But throughout the story, as he develops as a character, there is a certain vulnerability and strength to who he is that draws you further into the story. I think that the real charmer of this story would have to be Yarp and readers are sure to want to follow his story and perhaps even find themselves looking out into the snowy outdoors for a glimpse of this winter creature.
Thank you to Orca Book Publishers for the e-galley.