#mgbuddyread just for fun
#mgbuddyread just for fun
Sorry I‘m a day late posting. Only have a few questions this go around. Feel free to discuss anything else you‘d like about this #mgbuddyread.
#mgbuddyread
Between a pick and a so-so. The writing was great and there were interesting bits about being an artist. I love that mg books are now addressing so many diverse topics, this one includes mental illness, but the pacing for me was too slow and I got bored. I had to force myself to pick it back up. Still a worthy read if you don‘t mind the pacing.
With the help of friends and her community, Olympia navigates her parents‘ separation and mother‘s depression. This would be a helpful addition to any middle grade classroom library to help children know they are not alone when facing similar problems. Looking forward to #mgbuddyread discussion this Saturday. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Working on reading #mgbuddyread this weekend. Hoping to finish before next weekends #middlegrademay readathon
Make plans to grab your books for May‘s #MGBuddyRead & #YABuddyRead. Let me know if you‘re reading along.
I feel like this book had great potential but... it tried to do too many things at once. I loved individual parts of the story but again.. they were just too much!
#the52bookclub2022 8: Involving the Art World
picture of a beautiful piece while walking through a cemetery (I did a lot of walking listening to this one)
I love cottage cheese! All this hatred for cottage cheese!
This was recommended on the news for #ArtAppreciationMonth , the reviews here are on the “so-so“ side, but we will see. It will be my next #AudioCommute book
I really liked the setting of this one in an artist‘s community in NYC. I think if the author had stuck with the story of mom‘s depression or the mystery, it would have been great. But together, there was just too much going on. #MiddleGradeMarchThroughTime
This book was blurbed as a mystery but the mystery was lost in an avalanche of other issues. It was overstuffed and the ending felt like a sigh of exhaustion. The story wasn‘t bad. It just needed to be pared down a bit. Also, the mother was in a state of clinical depression so severe she had rarely gotten out of bed in two weeks but was said to be “taken care of” at home by another adult which I find an irresponsible portrayal of the situation.
My sentiments exactly.
#MiddleGradeMarch
Sometimes the publisher/marketing team does a book no favors & that‘s the case with this MG debut. It is, as a result, difficult to review. There is little forward momentum to the story outlined on the dust jacket & that is disappointing. There is, however, a nuanced examination of mental health & what happens not only to individuals but also their families. Not entirely what I expected—less adventure & mystery & more about family relationships.
It shows 1 litten has already read this. Maybe they can tell us what its about. Seems a bit dark.
#CoverLove #Kids Edition
June 4