by Paul Hoppe, Ayun Halliday
Audience: Grades 6 & up Format: Hardcover/Library Copy No one at my old school knew about my peanut allergy... - first line Sadie is moving to a new high school. This is a chance to reinvent herself, and perhaps even be popular. So she decides to pretend to have a peanut allergy, but she does...
Dear diary, I am so glad I wasn't this ... What? Dumb? Weird? Desperate? I don't know, actually ... In high school. Thank bob that my parents kept a pretty even keel, and I grew up pretty well-adjusted and never faked a life-threatening allergy. I did pretend I needed glasses for a few months though...
I'm leaning more towards a 1.5 because this work is largely inoffensive, but I still found it so uninspiring that I can't bring myself to bump it up to 2 stars.But before I get into that, I think I should explain something a little more personal first: I suffer from food allergies (including peanuts...
Review to come!
The synopsis really says it all. So, here is my take on it. I LOVED LOVED LOVED the cover. I couldn’t wait to pick this one up and read it. BUT, I HATED HATED HATED the main character.Here we have a girl who is changing schools and leaving her best friend behind. Sure, she’s nervous. I get that. ...
Maybe I missed it but I was never quite clear on why Sadie invented her peanut allergy.
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