Ola Shakes It Up

by Joanne Hyppolite

When Ola's parents move the family from Roxbury in Boston to a house in the suburbs, she's fit to be tied. She hates living in Walcott Corners, a stuck-up "model community" where there are no other blacks. So Ola, the undaunted, comes up with a plan to shake up Walcott Corners and turn it into a real home for her family and for Lillian, a Haitian refugee who's come to live with them.

Genres: Humor

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 12, 1998

Reviews

[Roderick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Underwhelming: just when a mildly interesting character arrives (Mr. Elijah's amusing way of addressing the protagonist), the story leaves him. There is no real character development (most are bland) or reason to see it to the end.

[Ruqiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main character of this book is Ola Benson.She is the main character becauseit is her who wants to shake things up.I want to know why Mr. and Mrs.Stern didn't do anything when everybody broke the rules because they are in charge of the neighborhood association.I liked this book because I learned about the society Ola Benson was living in and how harsh it was.The way the conflict is resolved was to bring the whole neighborhood together and break the rules beca that was the ony way to get Mr. and Mrs.Stern mad.

[Imani ♥ ☮ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually stole this book from my sister. I don't even remember what this book is about.