so-so#middlegrade #readingwithgrandkids
I‘ve been reading this along with my 10 y.o. granddaughter, who has a school project about it. I love the way Spinelli uses language—perfect illustrations for the literary concepts she‘s learning like alliteration and metaphor. And the story‘s message is solid. It‘s an anti-bullying, animal protecting, be yourself kind of story. ⬇️
BarbaraTheBibliophage But it centers around a town that kills 5000 pigeons once a year. I found that very hard to read about for 200 pages, especially as the main character gets closer to one particular pigeon. Honestly, it‘s just so horribly cruel. p.s. This is a pigeon I met on our trip to New Orleans in early 2020. I did zoom in after the fact, but we were incredibly close to each other. 4y
LiteraryinPA ... That sounds so disturbing! Yikes. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @LiteraryinLititz Yeah, I thought so. She had three books to choose from and this was my last choice. The things Grammies do ... 4y
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