Reviews

Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly

zoeslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

This book was really sweet. It portrayed bullying in a way that was very realistic. I have a Renni in my past, and I’ve been Grayson, Didi ad Orchid. The way Fawn Creek was described made me feel claustrophobic. I did like the class, the way we got to know the kids . The best written character was probably Janie. I’d recommend this to anyone who feels out of place in their lives.

linneamo's review against another edition

4.0

Orchid is the new student in Fawn Creek. Fawn Creek never has new people. She's different and interesting and seems has traveled everywhere. Her presence shakes up the class and teaches the students more about who they are and who they want to be.

Slow start but then full speed through the book. Recommended for those who like Mr. Terupt and Jon David Anderson books.

Ends abruptly, which I think made the book more powerful but because it's for 4-7th graders, I feel like these young readers would probably benefit from a neater resolution. still I respect the author's choice.

halligomez's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hillmert's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this middle-grade novel that focuses on a group of 7th-grade students in a small town in Louisiana. It deals with the challenge of making new friends, and what it's like to be the new kid at a school where everyone has grown up together. I will be recommending it to many of my middle school students.

megpancoast's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

evamadera1's review against another edition

3.5

I'm writing this review a few days out from finishing this book and I remember little about it, not a good sign. Like Playing Through the Turnaround, this book features a multi-point of view cast but this one does not work nearly as well. This book also has a character without a specific perspective who exerts enormous influence on most of the other characters acting as a mean girl bully who doesn't even live in the small town anymore. The climactic event felt far too serious and high stakes for a middle grade novel. This is a decent book but it didn't quite work for me.

jenmangler's review

2.0

Sweet story, but most of the characters didn't feel at all real to me, and the actions of the parents towards the end of the book felt completely out-of-character and got things too neatly wrapped out. It read more like a fairy tale.

bhirsch27's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jellyfaye's review against another edition

3.75

I would've loved this book when I was a tween 

bibliobrandie's review against another edition

4.0

The twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek (aka Yawn Creek) K-12 have been together all their lives so when a new student arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders do not know what to think. Orchid Mason arrives from Paris, France, and has so many interesting stories to share with her new classmates but they are also skeptical about her. Kelly has captured the middle-school mindset with relatable situations and both likable and unlikable characters. This story of friendship, authenticity, and belonging will be a hit with middle-grade readers.