Many Worlds, One Li-Bro-rian

I continue my reading of the Bluebonnet list with The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty. When Lucy was 8 years old she was struck by lightning.  The accident left her a math genius, but also gave her some interesting quirks.  She's germaphobic, and has to sit and stand 3 times every time she sits down.  Now twelve, she's already taken homeschool classes through high school and now wants to apply to college.  Her Nana however, doesn't think she's ready and makes her promise to attend middle school for a year.  She's been instructed to make 1 friend, do 1 thing outside of home, and read a book that isn't math.  Math is easy, but middle school may be impossible! I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  It has all the makings of the middle school drama book, but add a fish-out-water story and math!  The book is humorous, smart, and relatable.  Being different is okay, even if it can be scary.  I'm only three books into the Blu...

This week I've a got another one making me feel the feels!  Captain Superlative! Janie doesn't feel like she's anything special.  It's her mission in life not to stand out, or get involved.  When a strange girl in a swimsuit and a blue wig starts tearing down the hall at school and doing nice things for people however, she starts finding that maybe getting involved is just what she, and the rest of the school, needed. This book was pretty interesting.  It's both sweet and sad.  The moral was good and it's one I hope most kids can pick up on and follow.  It has a good focus on how doing a lot of little good things, can really add up to a big change.   Overall, a pretty good book. Puller, J (2018) Captain Superlative! . New York, NY: Disney Hyperion

Hello!  Now that I have a break between my classes, I can post about books again!  The next series of books I'm going to post about are on the Texas Bluebonnet list.  I decided I'm going to read all of this year's list and do my part and vote on my favorites.  So without further ado, here is my first review of one of the bluebonnet books! Rhodes, J. (2018) Ghost Boys . New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company  Jerome is a good boy.  He usually listens to his parents, tries not to stand out in school, and does his part to help at home.  Then one day, after a new friend gives him a toy gun, he is shot by a policeman.  As a ghost, he wanders around, wondering why he's still around.  At home, he has to deal with his families grief, and he doesn't have the ability to comfort anyone.  In fact, the only one who can see him is the daughter of the policeman who shot him.  Jerome has to learn to deal with his own death, and how he can he...