Melissa

Very clever format! So creative. I did not appreciate the ending. I won't say exactly why, because spoilers, but I think the ending would have been better without the last 15 pages. It would have made for a more genuine ending. But. Also. It's YA. So, I expect they'd give us a more “happy” ending than what would make sense.

Cute little quick read. Lots of cookie recipes!

This is a book worth sharing with friends who either love personality assessments, or who have no clue about them, but would like to! I love that so many types of personality test types are included, and how each has a simple “what you need to know” explanation of each.
I can see me keeping this book around as a quick reference if I'm conversing with a friend about a particular type of personality assessment and they aren't familiar with it. I'll just whip this book out, let them have a quick read over the basics of a particular type of personality assessment, and off we go back into our conversation.
We personality nerds needed a book like this! Thanks, Anne!

Liked: Looking at the world through a young boy's eyes in the 1930s.
Disliked: The poor animals aren't treated very well in this book!
What will stick with me: Nathan and Tom's relationship with their father will give me a lot to ponder.

Loved: Fun setting! 1930s England!
Disliked: The story seemed to drag at times.
What will stick with me: I really like Georgie as a character and look forward to following her adventures in the rest of the series!

Liked: Having traveled to many of the same places as Sal and his pals.
Disliked: Bizarre language!
What will stick with me: How Sal found beauty, wonder, adventure, and intrigue everywhere he went.

Cute book with a cute message. :)

Great information! Exactly the intro to writing copy that I needed and was looking for!

So, I started listening to a podcast called The Babysitters Club Club, and it convinced me I should go back and visit this series from my childhood. I only read the first book, and maybe one or two others when I was a kid, I favored Historical Fiction so I didn't really get into these.

Now, I feel the need to read the book corresponding with the next episode of BSCC, so I gave this one a read this morning. Wow, do they take me back to my junior high years! The drama of girl friendships. The obsessing over cute boys, daydreaming, but being too afraid to tell them you like them! The babysitting. The complaining about parents. Good times. ;)

I think I would have enjoyed these more in 7th grade, but I tried them in 5th or 6th (maybe even younger than that!) so they didn't appeal to me.

I'm going to really enjoy going through these books along with the podcast! Such bookworm fun!

This was a hard one to rate. I don't regret reading it at all, but I really didn't like what happened to certain characters at the end. It was an entertaining and fascinating read. But man. The last 20% of the story...whew....what a trip.

Just finished reading this one to my youngest for school, and we loved it! These books are such a great retelling of history, so interesting, and perfect for children to understand. All of my kids love hearing history read aloud from the Story of the World books!

Sooo good! Just what I needed to read right now. I wish I would have had this to read years ago in my first years of Homeschooling! Just. So. Good.

This book might go on my favorites list eventually... we'll see. The lessons I've learned in this one have stuck with me. Maybe not a book for everyone, but definitely a book I was ready to read!

A very cute story that reminds adults and teaches children that you don't have to travel the world to appreciate what's right in front of you. :) Loved it!

This might be one of my favorite Haddix books yet. And although it's based in the early 1900s time period, the themes and considerations offered in this book are things we should be figuring out, answering, acting on right now, here in the year 2016. We Americans have come so far, yet have so far to go, and for some reason, we really love repeating history.

I read this back in my childhood, but I decided to revisit it because I remembered how much I enjoyed it! Still as classic and laugh-out-loud as ever. :)

A fascinating and quick read. I learned a lot!

Thank you, Danielle, for a new outlook on life. :)

Excellent, moving story, and creatively done. My daughter picked this book out at the bookstore. I tell ya, she's got a knack for picking good ones!

Ok, so I picked this up at a thrift store and had to read it for old times' sake. It's was a little cheesy, but hey, R.L. Stine and his Fear Street books kept me entertained many a summer break as a preteen/teen, so I hold them in a special nostalgic place in my bookworm heart. :)

Loved: The gentle wisdom that comes from Hannah's thoughts. So many good quotes!
Disliked: That Nathan and Hannah are not real people md I cannot visit them.
What will stick with me: How much I love Berry's writing and can't wait to read more!

Great ideas in here for pursuing education and learning in whatever field you want without having to go into debt going to college. Definitely something in here for everyone!
I'm excited to share this book with my almost-high-schooler and help him chase his dreams for the future!

This is a wonderful book to read if you need to bawl your eyes out. Beware the last few chapters! Don't read them in public!

This. Book. It will be going on my “life-changer” shelf. I actually didn't realize I could call myself a depressive until I read this book. As I started reading the very first chapter, I realized he was describing me with chilling accuracy. How did he know I think this way?
What a relief of a lifetime to have a name to call this “way” I've been my whole life.
What a bigger relief to find that this book is FULL of hope that I can change the patterns that have followed me all my life and practical ways I can grow!
If you've ever dealt with anxiety and depression in any form in your life, I can't recommend this book enough. If a loved one has ever dealt with anxiety and depression, you can count on this book to help you truly understand how you can help.
If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would!

I bought this book for my daughter, but ended up stealing it and reading it myself. Don't worry, I gave it back. :)
This book is a great inspiration for any young aspiring artist.

Kristina's story is interesting and inspiring, and I love the way she “shares” her book with the reader and invites them to start creating within its pages right away!

If you have a creative young soul in your life, or if you ARE one, get this book! It's fun!