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A review by jbrooxd
Chirp by Kate Messner
4.0
I enjoyed Mia's story here. There's a LOT going on in this book - the cricket farm work, the potential sabotage, Mia's Warrior camp and trying to get back some of the physical skills and confidence she lost after the broken arm, Mia's entrepreneur camp and the kids she meets there and the project she works on, her family dynamics (which is a small part of this), making new friends in her new home, and then her secret and the reason she won't even think about gymnastics anymore. But every piece, every thread, is woven together so well. I never felt like one piece of the story didn't fit or that there was an imbalance in any area.
Put this with Maybe He Just Likes You (by Barbara Dee) and other books from Messner that address real-world issues in kid-friendly ways. I love that this story - and others - give kids language to describe things they may be seeing, feeling or experiencing that makes them uncomfortable. If they have no language for it, how can they talk to an adult about it and get the help they need?
This would be excellent in classrooms for read-alouds, and book groups. There are TONS of things kids can dig into with this story, not just the big secret/"issue" that is only one piece of the larger story. Don't miss this one.
Put this with Maybe He Just Likes You (by Barbara Dee) and other books from Messner that address real-world issues in kid-friendly ways. I love that this story - and others - give kids language to describe things they may be seeing, feeling or experiencing that makes them uncomfortable. If they have no language for it, how can they talk to an adult about it and get the help they need?
This would be excellent in classrooms for read-alouds, and book groups. There are TONS of things kids can dig into with this story, not just the big secret/"issue" that is only one piece of the larger story. Don't miss this one.