Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I was all excited that I reviewed two books yesterday–and then I finished two books yesterday night. Here’s review #3, then…

My now-10-year-old has read another series by Beth Ain, and when she finished it and I was looking at what else she’d written I came across Izzy Kline Has Butterflies. It’s about a new fourth grader, which was perfect at the time–but then it languished on my shelf for long enough that said child is no longer a fourth grader. (She’s almost halfway through 5th grade, to be precise.) I dived in and finally read the whole thing yesterday–it’s a verse novel of less than 175 pages, before you get impressed–and I think she’ll enjoy it anyway. Izzy is thoroughly likable as she navigates changing friendships, ANNOYING BOYS (her caps, not mine!), and life with her divorced parents (and tongue-pierced older brother). Middle elementary school girls should relate, and with its verse novel length, even reluctant and/or struggling readers should enjoy this one.