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Remarkable (2012)

by Lizzie K. Foley(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0803737068 (ISBN13: 9780803737068)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Dial

review 1: As a mother who is always trying to find books that are both challenging and appropriate for a particularly precocious 3rd grade daughter, I appreciate this book. It is silly and fun, and there is nothing in it that is nightmare inducing or early dating focused, so that's a great start. I also love that the characters have a whimsical quality reminiscent of early Roald Dahl books, and perhaps most important, there is a central female character who actually does things, important things that do not require her to be a sidekick to a boy.However, that is it. It's entertaining, and that is all (nothing inherently wrong with that). My daughter recommended it to me, and I'm very glad that she read it and enjoyed it, because her options are more limited than I'd like. However, fo... morer my money, I want something a bit more challenging, and I look forward to when I can start sharing some of my favorite YA literature with her, with material that is complex, conversation-inducing, and inspiring.
review 2: This is a tale about a quirky town. Full of whimsical humor -- I don't think I'd like it in every mood. Fortunately for it, I picked it up while in the mood.The town of Remarkable is indeed remarkable. Full of remarkable people, who create the finest jam, run the finest pizza place (whose proprietor is psychic and often sends the pizza before you know it's wanted), write novels, do photorealistic paintings, and much more.Except Jane. Her parents even gave up their planned name and called her Jane instead because it was obvious that she was going to be unremarkable. (And not even as unremarkable as her grandfather). They don't bother to send her to the School for Remarkable Children, either, which means she is the only child at the public school.The tale involves Lucky, the serpent who lives in the lake, the pirate captain Rojo Herring and a still more formidable captain, and three pirates searching for a captain, a vanished composer, the Generic Jelly made in Munch that the people of Remarkable do not like as a point of civic pride, even though they eat gallons, two dentists, one who collects butterflies for a sanctuary and one who feels useless, a bell tower, and much more. less

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