Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken by Elise Gravel –OPTIONAL

Gravel, Elise Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken 176 pgs. Roaring Brook Press, 2014. $14.99. Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: PG Violence: G.
Gravel, Elise Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken 176 pgs. Roaring Brook Press, 2014. $14.99. Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: PG Violence: G.
Jessie is starting high school at the end of the summer, which is definitely on her mind. In the meantime she journals her thoughts about her enemies, her best friend, the boy she likes, how she is different from everyone else, and adventures at the local mental institutions fenced in campus.
Told in journal style format with fun and funky illustrations this is a creative read. There are a couple of problems with it, it reads like a book for 3rd graders; easy to read, the cover, cute illustrations, and short but the content is geared for middle school readers.  Another issue I have is that the story is pretty boring, it seemed personal, like something you would write in a journal just for you, not for other people to enjoy.
MS – NOT RECOMMENDED Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.

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