Book reviews for the young and the old. This site reviews children, teen, and adult books with a few interesting things thrown into the mix. Check out the labels on the right hand side for specific genres or topics.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Cameron and the Shadow Wraiths by Mark Cheverton
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Facing the Beast Within: The Anxiety of Cameron Poole by Mark Cheverton
Genre: Children, Middle Grade, Fantasy
Source: I own a copy.
Mark Cheverton has written a book
that children today will be able to connect.
He has taken his main character Cameron, who suffers from anxiety, and
placed him in a summer camp. This isn’t any ordinary summer camp. That would
make anyone anxious. This camp has monsters and it is up to Cameron and his
friends to try to stop them from entering their world.
The world building is well done.
Any kid who has gone to any type of summer camp or watched movies with summer
camp will understand that for an outdoorsy person this is the best place to be.
For a kid who suffers with anxiety, maybe not so much. They will be able to identify with kids,
especially Cameron, being bullied. After all, they deal with or see things like
this all the time. What this book does
is shows what happens when someone steps up and faces their monsters. It shows
how strong they can be, especially with the help of some friends. It shows that
they don’t have to do things alone. What better lesson can one learn and in
such a charming, and fantastical way.
Well done. I look forward to reading the second book in this series.
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Student Saturday: Guts by Raina Telgemeier
Genre: Middle Grade, Biography, Graphic Novel
Student Reviewer: Zoey L.
The book I read this month was called Guts. This book is about a young
girl named Raina. She always did great in school and never had a problem with
anything. Until, one night she wakes up with a terrible stomachache. Later, she
returns to school with normal school days, drama, and bullying with the other
stuff too. Although everything is back to normal, Raina is not. She can't take
her mind off her stomach bug. She just keeps thinking about it. Now it is
starting to get into the way of everything. Will Raina be able to fix this
problem? Overall, I like this book. I have read similar books by this author.
They are always fun to read. I relate to this book because I get stomach aches
too. I would recommend this book to my little brother because he likes comics.
I give this book a 10/10 and I would definitely read it again.