belleoftheb00ks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sharonfalduto's review
Rachel (age 8) and I read this together. It is the Jewish family in the early 20th century. The have moved from New York's lower East Side to the Bronx. The older girls deal with dating, and their beaux going off to war.
wordnerdy's review against another edition
4.0
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2014/11/2014-book-262.html
brookebookshelf's review
3.0
These are cute, but the first one was still the best. I wouldn't continue reading them if my kids didn't insist.
stacikristine's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. This book definitely had a different feel from the previous three. I still enjoyed it a lot, but I'm glad I read it by myself instead of with my kids. The main focus is Ella's beau leaving to fight in WWI. There were still some fun stories of the family sprinkled in, though. I think that the change in writing is appropriate since Ella is 17 in this book. It reminds me of the Anne of Green Gables books growing up with Anne. However, I like the earlier three better.
michelleful's review
5.0
Describes the All-of-a-Kind Family's experiences uptown (having moved to the Bronx from the Lower East Side) and during World War I. Found it as interesting as the others.
voya_k's review against another edition
4.0
Oh geez, that whole chapter where the girls are having fun with their first boyfriends before they send them off to WWI! Also, the chapter about how to buy a ticket on the subway back then, with an elaborate description of the ticket chopping machine. It is so cool to see these times thru kids' eyes. Also, hahaha! on Charlie being like 'DO NOT WANT' on Santa Claus because he is a good Jewish child. These books rule.
crankylibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
World War I catches up to our favorite girls as Ella's beau Jules is sent overseas and the girls work to support the war effort. For the first time, the family has gentile neighbors, and Ella develops a friendship with the Irish-American Grace. Wartime sadness tinges this one with a bit more melancholy than the earlier books, yet it is full of the same lively humor, as each daughter gets her chance to shine.
mimima's review
3.0
A little more twee and a lot less unified than the other entries into this series (I haven't read the last one yet), but still an enjoyable read. Interesting view of the First World War.