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Planet Middle School
by Nikki Grimes
by Nikki Grimes
Heather's review
bookshelves: 2011-copyright, j-fiction, novelsinverse
Jul 07, 11
bookshelves: 2011-copyright, j-fiction, novelsinverse
Read from July 06 to 07, 2011
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS A SPOILER!!!!
I loathed middle school. High school was OK, but middle school was it's own special brand of hell. I think a lot of people would agree with me. Nikki Grimes manages to capture the confusion and angst that is middle school in this short novel with her extreamly readable poems. There were only two "problems" for me with the book. Problem 1 is that Joy gets it together and gets to know herself much quicker than any middle schooler could ever do in real life. Problem 2 is a SPOILER: what was with Jake's accident!? It felt unnecessary to me.
Other than those two minor quibbles I thought this was a great read for 5th and 6th grade.
I loathed middle school. High school was OK, but middle school was it's own special brand of hell. I think a lot of people would agree with me. Nikki Grimes manages to capture the confusion and angst that is middle school in this short novel with her extreamly readable poems. There were only two "problems" for me with the book. Problem 1 is that Joy gets it together and gets to know herself much quicker than any middle schooler could ever do in real life. Problem 2 is a SPOILER: what was with Jake's accident!? It felt unnecessary to me.
Other than those two minor quibbles I thought this was a great read for 5th and 6th grade.
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