macklin's review
emotional
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Jean Little wrote this Dear Canada diary and it was another good one. Though I thought Abby was the most dense person for not figuring out she was adopted.
julshakespeare's review
2.0
2.4/5 stars, full review to come! I used to love these books, no way were they all this boring...
Plot: 2/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 1/5
Writing: 3/5
Enjoyment: 2/5
Plot: 2/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 1/5
Writing: 3/5
Enjoyment: 2/5
whats_margaret_reading's review
4.0
Geological/mining disaster and Dear Canada? One of the stronger additions to the series.
itslorraining's review
3.0
I'm happy to finally see Alberta represented in the Dear Canada lineup, and in general I thought this book was well enough written to introduce children to the events surrounding the Frank Slide (which is, after all, what it's mostly meant for). However, the adoption subplot (actually, it was almost the main plot) was so painfully obvious that I was constantly rolling my eyes at Abby for not figuring it out sooner. So many blatant hints are dropped that I'd caught on by about the third page.
islanderscaper's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5