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laurak23 's review for:
My Life as a Book
by Janet Tashjian
I read this book as part of the Teachers As Readers book club at work. It was picked by our reading specialist, who highly recommended it.
I liked this book well enough, though there were some things that did kind of annoy me. For example, I didn't like how obnoxious Derek was. I felt like most of the time he was a little brat that had no discipline and no respect. Also, I felt like some of the illustrated words were a little unnecessary (like the word "friend" for instance) while other words were not illustrated that were less likely to be known by the target audience.
That being said, I do think that middle school aged boys would like this story. The illustrations were fun, and I think that's a good reading strategy for kids. Seeing it applied in a real-life situation is a great way to introduce them to it and shows them how to use it.
I liked the mystery interwoven in the story. It was an interesting choice for this story. It was kind of dark and serious for an otherwise lighthearted book.
All in all, it wasn't a favorite for me, but I can definitely see the appeal for the target audience: young/middle reader boys.
I liked this book well enough, though there were some things that did kind of annoy me. For example, I didn't like how obnoxious Derek was. I felt like most of the time he was a little brat that had no discipline and no respect. Also, I felt like some of the illustrated words were a little unnecessary (like the word "friend" for instance) while other words were not illustrated that were less likely to be known by the target audience.
That being said, I do think that middle school aged boys would like this story. The illustrations were fun, and I think that's a good reading strategy for kids. Seeing it applied in a real-life situation is a great way to introduce them to it and shows them how to use it.
I liked the mystery interwoven in the story. It was an interesting choice for this story. It was kind of dark and serious for an otherwise lighthearted book.
All in all, it wasn't a favorite for me, but I can definitely see the appeal for the target audience: young/middle reader boys.