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This is a wonderfully refreshing and candid story told through various items in a scrapbook-kind of style, but the entries were from different locations and even from screen shots of an old Mac.
While the story is very serious in places, there is a lot of subtle humor, too. I love how a simple trip to the drugstore could lead to an expensive trip to a hair salon as well as a pricey plumbing bill.
The illustrations are filled with multimedia formats that really help to tell the story. It's an unu ...more
While the story is very serious in places, there is a lot of subtle humor, too. I love how a simple trip to the drugstore could lead to an expensive trip to a hair salon as well as a pricey plumbing bill.
The illustrations are filled with multimedia formats that really help to tell the story. It's an unu ...more
A fun book told through items, lists, letters, report cards, receipts, bank statements, etc. Jennifer Holm is able to accurately portray the hardships of being a twelve year old in seventh grade through these miscellaneous illustrations. Girls will gobble this one up!
Very different way to get the story across. But it works!
Dec 20, 2008
Chelsea
marked it as to-read
May 24, 2012
Shelly
marked it as to-read
