noraquinn's reviews
33 reviews

The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

Refers to "making love" so I'm not putting it in an elementary school classroom

Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing by

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.75

I like this book a lot was very fun to me as a kid. Anyone wanna send coded messages 

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

Same slur again my god

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.

Rendering to an androgynous person as "it"

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

Same minor slur as last time

The Midnight Gang by David Walliams
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

The narrator is describing someone who has a disability a lot like a child my school as "misshapen" and given that every other book by this author has had some sort of offensive thing in it I don't really feel I want to continue. Finally free of him. 

Meet Julie: An American Girl by Megan McDonald

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love this book Julie's older sister is an icon wishing her a very recover from her parents divorce well 

Pug Blasts Off by Kyla May

funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I think it has a good amount of pictures for kids who find reading frustrating. 

Welcome to Molly's World · 1944: Growing Up in World War Two America by Catherine Gourley, Susan McAliley, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Jodi Evert, Camela Decaire
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.

Minor slur

Demon Dentist by David Walliams
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

Too many fat jokes truly not needed in a kids book. Also I think the Mexican drawing was probably racist