Title: Strawberry Hill
Author: Mary Ann Hoberman
Summary: 10 year old Allie isn't very excited about moving to a new place - until she learns that the place is named "Strawberry Hill." She immediately becomes excited as she imagines moving to a magical strawberry field. However, she is disappointed when it turns out to be a boring street with no strawberries (or so she thinks at first). She meets two girls, Martha and Mimi, who live very close by. She likes both girls, but is more drawn to Martha at the beginning because Martha is more "normal" and not as "weird." However, at the end, she finds out that maybe she doesn't want to be friends with Martha. This book takes the reader through a year in the life of Allie in her new home on Strawberry Hill.
Comments: I liked this book. It confused me a bit on what age group it was supposed to be for. It was long and talked about some older things at times (religious prejudices), yet it talked about girls in much younger grades, so the age range for this book was hard to figure out. Allie was nice, and likeable for the most part, though she was easily swayed by her friend Martha, and also constantly challenged her friend over who her "best friend" was. I found that Allie could be a bit mean at parts, and then at other times was just unbelievably nice - which is definitely realistic.
Complaints: None. But I don't know if the religious stuff had to be in there; that could be a turn off for some younger children.
Rating; 5 stars!
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