Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Little girl, big imagination

Love and Chicken Nuggets (Pippa Morgan’s Diary #2)
By Annie Kelsey
Lexile Measure: HL730L
Series: Pippa Morgan's Diary
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press (February 5, 2015)
ISBN-10: 1407145959
ISBN-13: 978-1407145952
 
Publisher’s Blurb:
Meet Pippa Morgan, a small girl with a BIG imagination, and read her hilarious diary, packed with doodle illustrations. It's nearly Valentine's Day and Pippa's class have been given a project all about 'lurve' - blargh! Luckily for Pippa, there are lots of things she loves - like chicken nuggets and TV detectives, and her best friend forever, Catie Brown. Then she decides to start another project - Project Find Mum Love. Will Pippa be able to find Mum a boyfriend by 14th Feb? And can she get Catie to taste chicken nuggets for the first time ever? You'll have to read her super-secret diary to find out!
 
My Thoughts:
Perfect for the targeted third-to-fifth-graders, this quick read features a pretty normal little girl. She’s not an outstanding genius, nor is she a problem child. She’s just a kid, and I like that. Normal little kids need normal little kids to read about, too.
 
The writing is cute and accessible, and many second-graders would be able to handle it with no problem.
 
Possible Objectionable Material:
Ummm…they go to a zoo. Some people don’t like zoos. Really, I got nothin’.
 
Who Would Like this Book:
It’s definitely targeted at girls, but some boys might like it, too. The naughtiest child in the book is a boy—maybe we’re being a little sexist here? This series is aimed at early elementary grades, and that feels right.
 
Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC.

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