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A review by wrentheblurry
Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff by Jennifer L. Holm
4.0
GENRE: Fiction, realistic fiction, humor.
SUMMARY: Ginny hopes that her mom gets remarried, worries over her older brother Henry, and is frustrated with the antics of her younger brother Timmy. Plus there is her ex-best friend and her new best friend, her to-do list, and her New Year's resolutions that concern her. All of Ginny's life during the entire 7th grade is told through crumpled up notes, report cards, newspaper articles, cartoons, tests, and more "stuff."
EVALUATION: I picked this title up after the database was already full, because it looked so neat and different. How the story is told is clever and intriguing, and makes it easy to become a party of this young girl's life. It was funny, sad, and good.
WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: I like when books are a bit different, and this one is. Tween girls should especially like it. Ginny provides a lot for them to relate to, and in an entertaining way.
READER'S ANNOTATION: Ginny has a lot she wants to accomplish this year; though it's the ups and downs she goes through to do so that will have you cheering her on.
ITEMS WITH SIMILAR APPEAL:
• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt.
• Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant.
• If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko.
• A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban.
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.
SUMMARY: Ginny hopes that her mom gets remarried, worries over her older brother Henry, and is frustrated with the antics of her younger brother Timmy. Plus there is her ex-best friend and her new best friend, her to-do list, and her New Year's resolutions that concern her. All of Ginny's life during the entire 7th grade is told through crumpled up notes, report cards, newspaper articles, cartoons, tests, and more "stuff."
EVALUATION: I picked this title up after the database was already full, because it looked so neat and different. How the story is told is clever and intriguing, and makes it easy to become a party of this young girl's life. It was funny, sad, and good.
WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: I like when books are a bit different, and this one is. Tween girls should especially like it. Ginny provides a lot for them to relate to, and in an entertaining way.
READER'S ANNOTATION: Ginny has a lot she wants to accomplish this year; though it's the ups and downs she goes through to do so that will have you cheering her on.
ITEMS WITH SIMILAR APPEAL:
• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt.
• Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant.
• If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko.
• A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban.
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.