

As Simple as It Seems
Author: Sarah Weeks
Narrator: Rachel Gray
Unabridged: 3 hr 43 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 03/08/2011
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Author: Sarah Weeks
Narrator: Rachel Gray
Unabridged: 3 hr 43 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 03/08/2011
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Sarah Weeks has been writing children’s books and songs for the past twenty years. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and NYU and recently became an adjunct faculty member in the prestigious Writing Program at the New School University, in New York City.
Booooooringgggg. I pity the girls who have to read this book.......more
Set in Sullivan County, New York (not far from where I grew up), As Simple As It Seems is the story of a young girl named Verbena, who, after years in the dark about her true identity, learns she is adopted, and that her biological mother drank during pregnancy, and her biological dad is in prison f......more
This was good, but not as good as some of Weeks' other works. Based on the description, I was hoping for something complex and moving like So B. It, but this one reads more like a light version--not as sugary sweet as Pie or Honey, but not as emotional as So B. It. I like Verbena and her kooky paren......more
I really enjoyed As Simple As It Seems. It was one of those realistic fiction books that had a really good plot that wasn't too out-of-the-ordinary. It was filled with so many good lessons. I also loved how every little extra detail added to the story and occasionally was a big part of the storyline......more
I am a huge fan of Sarah Weeks and while I did enjoy this story I was left wanting more! It is a very short story (I read it in less than two hours) and it has great thematic elements and an interesting story line. It just ended too soon! I just know there is more to this story. It is a great transi......more