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A review by booknerd_lifestyle
Sheets by Brenna Thummler
sad
slow-paced
3.0
SHEETS is the story of Marjorie, a 13 year old girl who's mom passed away. She goes to school and runs her family's laundromat. The other half of the story is about Wendell, a child ghost who doesn't fit in among the other ghost kids. Wendell ends up in Marjorie's laundromat and causes quite a bit of trouble for her, along with the creepy guy who keeps trying to convince her to give him her family's business so he can open a spa.
I really liked the pastel quality of the illustrations and the washed-out colors of the ghost world made it fit well.
While I enjoyed the ending of this book, the sad quality of the rest of it just wasn't for me. I felt bad for Marj because she just lost her mom and the kids in her school were rotten to her. It was a fairly depressing book and I would have liked to see more happiness with her and Wendell.
I liked Wendell's character, though he definitely got into some trouble. I guess that's what 11 year old boys do ... even if they're ghosts. I'm intrigued to see Brenna Thummler's illustration of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, though this book just wasn't for me.
I really liked the pastel quality of the illustrations and the washed-out colors of the ghost world made it fit well.
While I enjoyed the ending of this book, the sad quality of the rest of it just wasn't for me. I felt bad for Marj because she just lost her mom and the kids in her school were rotten to her. It was a fairly depressing book and I would have liked to see more happiness with her and Wendell.
I liked Wendell's character, though he definitely got into some trouble. I guess that's what 11 year old boys do ... even if they're ghosts. I'm intrigued to see Brenna Thummler's illustration of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, though this book just wasn't for me.