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The Granny Project by Anne Fine

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 Yo this book is actually kinda mature. A lot of it flew over my head as a child, though. I liked the part where the children had to lower their vocabulary for a school project cause they were afraid they’d be accused of plagiarism. Guess some things never change. 

 But yeah, true to Anne Fine fashion, this book deals with some heavy topics. 

 CONTENT: 

 Language:
 Christ
 Bloody
 Bitch
 Cow
 
 Mentioned: rape, abortion, suicide, “handbag” being an old term for a bull’s penis and testicles
 
 People say "I'll kill _", one person even jokes he's glanced at the kitchen knife a couple of times; 

 a boy mentions he can look down a woman's shirt at her breasts: 

 a boy talks about women having curly hair in their armpits and down- (he gets cut off); 

 an official at the voting hall spends the rest of the day keeping his eyes peeled for unattended bags when he sees a suspicious group entering; 

 "when I cut my throat, you'll all know why"; 

 parents imply they wish the old lady would die (in their anger); 

 Sophie predicts Ivan's death: "And <i>dying</i> in a cell! Shot in the head, splattered, a broken egg in one of his own bloody omelettes!; 

 the grandma says some mildly impolite things about someone’s skin colour. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Suicide

The Light at Tern Rock by Julia L. Sauer

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Actually a very sweet book, with a plot twist no less. 

In 'Den Otter' by Cornelis J. Kieviet

adventurous emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Deze geschiedenis was geheel nieuw voor mij, en daarom was het einde vrij schokkend. Dat verwacht je niet in een kinderboek! Goed geschreven, en ik heb er wat van geleerd. 

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl

funny fast-paced

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

3.75

 My 10-year-old brother recommended this book to me, so of course I read it. It’s a funny book, and since my little brother, who is not necessarily a book worm, recommended it, you can safely say it’s a good book for children. 

Dolphin Adventure by Wayne Grover

adventurous fast-paced

3.0

This book made child me want to swim with dolphins. Haven’t done so yet. 

Eric The Red And Leif The Lucky by Barbara Schiller

3.75

A blend between teaching you history and telling you a story.

Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes

4.0

Not much to say, since it's a children's book. I always enjoyed this one as a child because of how funny and creative it was.

Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner

4.0

A super sweet story about hope and resilience. I still remembered the houses in the ground and the scene with the Indians although I read it years ago.

De taartendraak by Stephen Cosgrove

3.0

A funny story; it was translated a couple of decades ago so I liked how the language wasn't too simplistic like more modern children's books.

Surprises: 38 Poems about Almost Everything! by Lee Bennett Hopkins

fast-paced

3.0

The artwork adds a lot (and elevates some rather simplistic poems to something actually funny). Not every poem was what I would consider good (like I said, a lot were very simplistic), but others spoke to me with their imagery and form. So it depends on the poem how I'd rate this book. I would say the simplistic ones do outnumber the better ones.

(And to be clear, by simplistic I mean that they don't contain much depth or originality.)