Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf

Title: Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf

 

Author: Jennifer L. Holm

 

Summary: Ginny Davis is starting 7th grade with her list of things to accomplish. This book takes us through her 7th grade year in the form of pictures. Her mother gets remarried, her brother gets in a lot of trouble and is punished, and she goes on a lot of adventures.

 

Comments: I loved this book! It was basically a picture book for older kids, which is so fun! I love picture books and it was nice to have one that my older self could relate to right at the moment (I am 7th grade, too, actually! :) ). Anyone could really read it, but late elementary school to 7th grade children would probably relate to it and get the most out of reading it. Ginny is funny and I liked how it was told through things like receipts from stores, notebook files, computer instant messages, and little forms, comics, lists, and tiny tidbits of writing!  

 

Complaints: I loved the book, but it took me about 15 minutes to look through/read and then, I felt like I didn't know Ginny personally. I had read about her and gotten a small glimpse into her life, but I didn't feel as though I knew her as well as a character from nearly any other book I had read. Her character and other characters were not quite developed enough, and while she made for a humorous story, I may have enjoyed it more if there had been just a little more details and if it had been a little longer.

 

Rating: 5 stars! (There is nothing wrong with the book, I just had a few nitpicks) XD