The School Story

My daughter, Anne, told me that I had to read this book because it is the "best book ever written!" For a third grader, she loved how someone not much older than she was able to have her own office and succeed in the adult world. It is an entertaining book, well written, and empowering for children.......more

Okay, because this book is out of the battle. I'm going to post my review. 3.5 stars really. Because this book has moments of being perfect and moments that just don’t work for me. (Note, this review devolves into a more general discussion of my thoughts on MG fiction pretty fast.) Not just because I'......more

I wish everything was as easy as the circumstances in this story. But there are so many talents which need to be discovered and so many talents which are wasted by a wrong educational system. I especially liked how Andrew Clements created some very good female characters (and also some bad women too......more

It's no wonder that Andrew Clements books are popular with my students. He assumes that his reading audience is intelligent; he never writes down to kids. The main characters in this story are bright, witty and clever. Terrific book!......more

I like this book because Natalie Nelson wrote a novel book called "the cheater". Its a good book because she wants to continue writing a book. Natalie's book is good enough to published but she's only a 6th grader and they need a real grown-ups to do it. She doesn't want to ask any favor from the mo......more