Title: Hope is a Ferris Wheel
Author: Robin Herrera
Summary: Star Mackie lives in a trailer park with her mom, her older sister Winter. Her mom's friend Gloria, who also lives in the park, is often over. Star is her own person, with a layered hair cut (that the kids make fun of) colored blue with a dye. Star, in order to fit in starts her own club, but it doesn't work out, so she starts an Emily Dickinson poetry club instead. She has a few members and things are going somewhat alright. One day, Winter invites her on a secret trip to meet their father, who Star has never met. However, she is in for very surprising news upon seeing this man. Then, to top it off, something surprising happens to her sister. Things in the end do not turn out great, but they don't turn out bad either. The book ends with hope, relating to its title.
Comments: Star was a great character who every child should meet. It can teach empathy for others who may be in more difficult situations than yourself, and Star is inspirational in that she is her own person and I think that she is pretty comfortable in her own shoes. The book also has excerpts in it of her homework sentences which she never really ends up turning in when they are due. It is fun to read her sentences because it gives more "direct insight" to the character's feelings and thoughts.
Complaints: This was a really good book, but there were some "iffy" parts. There is some potty humor in the book (XD I feel so weird writing that :P) and not everyone will agree or like what happens to Winter in the end (I would tell you, but I'd hate to spoil the book!)
Really, I think that children should be over 10 to read this and be mature readers to handle somewhat mature topics. (Otherwise, besides a few minor mature topics, the book is a compelling read!
Rating: 5 stars
Comments: Star was a great character who every child should meet. It can teach empathy for others who may be in more difficult situations than yourself, and Star is inspirational in that she is her own person and I think that she is pretty comfortable in her own shoes. The book also has excerpts in it of her homework sentences which she never really ends up turning in when they are due. It is fun to read her sentences because it gives more "direct insight" to the character's feelings and thoughts.
Complaints: This was a really good book, but there were some "iffy" parts. There is some potty humor in the book (XD I feel so weird writing that :P) and not everyone will agree or like what happens to Winter in the end (I would tell you, but I'd hate to spoil the book!)
Really, I think that children should be over 10 to read this and be mature readers to handle somewhat mature topics. (Otherwise, besides a few minor mature topics, the book is a compelling read!
Rating: 5 stars
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