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Calli Be Gold (2011)

by Michele Weber Hurwitz(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0385908024 (ISBN13: 9780385908023)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Wendy Lamb Books

review 1: A surprisingly good book. The plot is familiar (kid who feels average in a family of overachievers), and I probably wouldn't have read it if my daughter hadn't recommended it. But I'm glad she did - the writing is engaging, and there are plot twists that take this out of the ordinary. The mother is also a good character - this is one of the few stories of this type where you see the overachieving family from the parent's point of view as well.
review 2: This book was a bit harder to read than I had expected. The tagline mentions that Calli is quiet in a family of loud people, but when you read it, she's a classic introvert. And as an introvert, it was painful to read about one whose family so misunderstood her that they didn't know how to help her. Up until the... more end, it seemed as though they were doing real damage. Maybe I'm just sensitive as an introvert, but I'm lucky. My whole family is pretty introverted. I did enjoy how Calli learned about herself though. I was very happy to see her help someone else out, even though she didn't know so much that she was doing it. less

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