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Annie and the Aliens
"Annie the Spy went into action. She crept along the corridor, opened the door into James' room, and closed it softly behind her. The Spy looked round. There was James' bed. There was James' chest of drawers. There was Arthur's blow-up bed by the wall (wouldn't she love to prick it with a pin - pffffft!). There was Arthur's big blue suitcase. And there was the desk with Dad's computer on it. Right, she thought, narrowing her eyes. Let's get cracking!" Annie's brothers James and Will and their friend Arthur have a secret. And they won't let Annie in on it. Twice they bundle her out of their room but not before she's discovered they belong to a club called AJWUSS - what can it mean Annie is determined to get the better of the boys and when she finally discovered that Arthur has made her brothers believe an alien invasion is about to happen, she uses all her ingenuity to foil Arthur's tricks.
76 pages, Hardcover
First published June 21, 2001
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March 9, 2018
Well, this book is a bit sexist, and seems to hate fat people. but other than that, I guess it's ok. Annie is mad that the new houseguest has talked her brothers into excluding her from their secret club. so she spends the first half of the book wondering what they're doing, sneaking around trying to figure it out, and complaining to her parents about it. She blames Arthur, the new houseguest, who the author has decided to characterize as smug and overweight. SPOILERS AHEAD... eventually, Annie learns the boys' secret and makes plans to protect them. When that backfires, she bests Arthur at his own game by playing around unsupervised with various household objects including silver paint. She is victorious, and so the story ends with her forcing all the boys to play teaparty as if it's a punishment.
There are some scenes that are decent. I like the eventual cameraderie that Annie has with her brothers. And the parents seem to be supportive and kind with Annie feeling unquestioningly open and trusting toward them, which is bland but also indicative of a strong family bond. It was also nice to see Annie's mom changing fuses and solving little confusions.
In the end, this is an easy-to-read book for a reader who is just starting to get into reading paragraphs. the story flows well, and is repetitive and basic enough to avoid confusion, with a few challenging words and spellings to keep the reader on their toes. This book is fine to give to your child as something new to read so long as you aren't horrified by the old-school gender role stuff, the unsupervised tool/paint playing, or the cliched "fat people are bad" message.
As a last little note, I was pretty surprised to learn that this was copyrighted in 2001 by Random House. What are their editors even doing over there?
There are some scenes that are decent. I like the eventual cameraderie that Annie has with her brothers. And the parents seem to be supportive and kind with Annie feeling unquestioningly open and trusting toward them, which is bland but also indicative of a strong family bond. It was also nice to see Annie's mom changing fuses and solving little confusions.
In the end, this is an easy-to-read book for a reader who is just starting to get into reading paragraphs. the story flows well, and is repetitive and basic enough to avoid confusion, with a few challenging words and spellings to keep the reader on their toes. This book is fine to give to your child as something new to read so long as you aren't horrified by the old-school gender role stuff, the unsupervised tool/paint playing, or the cliched "fat people are bad" message.
As a last little note, I was pretty surprised to learn that this was copyrighted in 2001 by Random House. What are their editors even doing over there?
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