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Hershey, Mary
4 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Effie can't wait for her fourth-grade class's week-long trip to Camp Wickitawa--until she contracts "altitude sickness" (a.k.a. homesickness). Her anxiety diminishes as she makes friends, learns to swim, and gets in--then out of--trouble. As in her two previous books, Effie's concerns are realistic but lightly handled; the exclamation-studded, chatty narration adds humor.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
4-6
In this sequel to My Big Sister Is So Bossy She Says You Can't Read This Book, ten-year-old Effie's best friend transfers to public school, her bossy sister becomes a religious fanatic, and her mother lets an old friend (a priest having a crisis of faith) move in. Spirited Effie's narration is amusing in this heartwarming book.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(4)
YA
Alastair, a thirteen-year-old amputee, is forced to summer with his absentee father, whom he blames for his injury. To impress a romantic interest, he trains for a charity Adventure Race while dealing with family issues. Too many plot lines and themes clutter this novel, but the characters are multidimensional and the dramatic tension is well sustained.
Reviewer: Abby Harper Kingsbury
(3)
4-6
Fourth grade is turning out to be a difficult year for Effie as she searches for a new best friend and struggles with her domineering older sister. Hershey's first novel is at times funny and at times bittersweet. It ends too happily to be entirely convincing, but the family and school dynamics have the ring of truth.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
4 reviews
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