Confessions of a So-called Middle Child

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids kids book

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Confessions of a So-called Middle Child by Maria T. Lennon written for kids 8-12 talks about Charlie and her family having to relocate to another town to stay because of her bad record with her former school. The prank which Charlie carried out in her former school gave her a immediate expulsion and as a result she had to see a psychiatrist.

To be released from psychiatric evaluation she has to befriend the school freak and make good with helping her. This was a real challenge for Charlie as she had to show to everyone that she had turned over a new leaf and  make good her pact with her shrink.

Along the way Charlie faced lots of obstacles caused by Trixie, the main bully at her new school. However with the help of her family member and friends she rose up to the task and helped to turn the life around for the school freak, Marta.

My thoughts

This was certainly a Girls’ book which would relate well with pre-teen girls.  The plot was a bit slow going and only into the mid of the book did it start to pick up and get interesting.  I did like reading the snippets label Facts where Charlie shares her inner thoughts with the readers. In all it was quite a fun read however the book did lack some punch and the plot progression could be much faster.

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The Ravens of Solemano

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids kids book

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The Ravens of Solemano or The Order of the Mysterious Men in Black (The Young Inventors Guild) by Eden Unger Bowditch  is  the 2nd book of the series. Aim at kids aged 8 and above this book brings the reader on a magical journey through the eyes of a group of young invetors.

44 Chapters long this book talks about the adventures of a group of young inventors and their travels. They were on a train which they boarded in Ohio with their parents when suddenly something unfortunate happened. They were forced off the train and heard an explosion coming from the train.

When the 5 kids returned to the train they found their parents gone and their journals were all missing. Their train adventure soon turned to a boat one when they were made to travel by ship to their next destination.

Miss Brett their teacher acted as their guardian and they traveled around with mysterious men in black who seem to be protecting them against an unknown enemy -Komar Romak.

My thoughts

I haven’t read the first book so was a bit lost in the beginning  of the story. However as I started to read more pages I got more engrossed as the plot unraveled.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who love reading mystery stories.

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