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Disneylanders (2013)

by Kate Abbott(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0984341560 (ISBN13: 9780984341566)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Theme Park Press

review 1: What a magical read! I read this in preparation for my Disney World trip in a few days - I like to read something Disney related before I go to get me all hyped up, and thus definitely did the trick. The characters were well fleshed out - even the Bra-Strap girls. (I can totally relate to Casey's dislike of girls like that - I've had a few close encounters with some of them. lol) Bert was perfect, and Maggie was adorable. Who knows - maybe I'll find my own Bert while I'm in Disney! :)
review 2: What a sweet, fun Disneyland story! This middle-grade novel is geared toward ages 9-12 but both my daughter and I enjoyed reading it.What my ten year old daughter liked about it:She said that it felt like the author really knows about Disneyland, and did a really goo... mored job of making you feel like you are there. She also felt like the characters were believable and the story was interesting.What I liked about it:Lots of Disney trivia and detail. My family has been taking nearly-annual trips to the park since I was a kid, so there was so much here that was familiar. (Even Mom with her fanny pack and Dad with his trivia...) As a Disneyland geek I appreciated how I was appropriately placed in time--many of the characters' memories of the Disneyland of "yesteryear" are my own, and even several of the attractions/places in the park that are present in the time the story takes place are not there anymore, which is noted in the section on the chapter titles. Lots of Disney trivia and facts throughout the story. The two days in the park move well, like someone wrote them who actually goes to the parks and knows how long it would take to do these things. I enjoyed the insertion of all the little idiosyncrasies that make the park fun for those of us who love to go so often. Abbott knows her park, and it shows.I also felt like the main character, Casey, rang true to age. Abbott manges to capture perfectly the angst of being thirteen and wanting to enjoy vacation with your parents at a "family" destination, yet also wanting to try to get your first taste of "safe" freedom to hang out with someone you choose. The conflict in this book comes from Casey wanting to be grown up but not really knowing how to do that. Disneyland provides for Casey (like it did for many of us) a safe place to take off for a few hours on her own for the first time. The book is age-appropriate and I felt comfortable having my daughter read it. I feel like there are healthy messages here about independence, growing up, and family.I would recommend this book for any child between 9 and 12, particularly girls.Full disclosure: Kate Abbott is a recent graduate of UCRPDMFA, where I am currently a student. But even if that were not the case, I would still dig this book, and I am sure my daughter would too. less

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