lit_chick's review against another edition
5.0
Making my way through this series now, a great high-interest low lexile book for middle schoolers. I love this series.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
3.0
I commend the author and publisher for their efforts to have a book that is accessible for readers who are not reading at their grade level, but want to read something that will relate to them.
The problem is, it makes so of the dialogue and thoughts of the characters a little wooden, to my ears. The story itself is good, about a Mila, who has had to move in with her aunt because her mother is in rehab, acts out, and is sent to 4B, where the other "bad kids" are.
The good things about the book, is that it shows that "bad kids" are really not all that bad, that they are just going through hard times, so there is a certain sympathy with them.
#WelcomeTo4b #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
The problem is, it makes so of the dialogue and thoughts of the characters a little wooden, to my ears. The story itself is good, about a Mila, who has had to move in with her aunt because her mother is in rehab, acts out, and is sent to 4B, where the other "bad kids" are.
The good things about the book, is that it shows that "bad kids" are really not all that bad, that they are just going through hard times, so there is a certain sympathy with them.
#WelcomeTo4b #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
bibli0phagist's review against another edition
2.0
When Mila is sent to live with her Aunt after an unfortunate situation with her mom, she must learn how to cope and adjust to a new school. While Mila is used to being a co-captain cheerleader with one of her best friends at her new school she is deemed one of the bad kids (due to a nasty comment Mila made to her teacher) and now has now been transferred to 4B. Surely Mila doesn’t belong in 4B and the principal made a mistake- right?
As a teacher I am always wanting to read books involving students and school settings. When I stumbled across this book I was really excited about it after reading the summary.
When I started the book right away I noticed the writing to be very choppy with sentences having 4 or 5 words in them. I decided to continue the book because of the fast pace and was hoping the book just had a rocky start. The flow of the book did get marginally better.
What I found confusing is that the book is geared towards middle grade, teen and ya. Seems a bit juvenile for teen/ya, yet topics of Mika’s mom being in rehab are a more mature topic. On top of that each chapter had pictures that almost looked doodled. While the photos were cute it left me feeling confused. It was as if I was reading a Magic Tree House book, but with a more mature topic.
Furthermore, I was hoping we would get to
learn more about the other students also in 4B. The story itself didn’t feel like it really took part in school or the classroom. Instead, I felt like the focus was more on Mila’s new home life.
Overall, I feel disappointed and let down. With that being said however this book could work well for older students who are struggling to read due to the short sentences, shortness of the book, and the fact that this is a very quick read.
**I was provided an ARC courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
As a teacher I am always wanting to read books involving students and school settings. When I stumbled across this book I was really excited about it after reading the summary.
When I started the book right away I noticed the writing to be very choppy with sentences having 4 or 5 words in them. I decided to continue the book because of the fast pace and was hoping the book just had a rocky start. The flow of the book did get marginally better.
What I found confusing is that the book is geared towards middle grade, teen and ya. Seems a bit juvenile for teen/ya, yet topics of Mika’s mom being in rehab are a more mature topic. On top of that each chapter had pictures that almost looked doodled. While the photos were cute it left me feeling confused. It was as if I was reading a Magic Tree House book, but with a more mature topic.
Furthermore, I was hoping we would get to
learn more about the other students also in 4B. The story itself didn’t feel like it really took part in school or the classroom. Instead, I felt like the focus was more on Mila’s new home life.
Overall, I feel disappointed and let down. With that being said however this book could work well for older students who are struggling to read due to the short sentences, shortness of the book, and the fact that this is a very quick read.
**I was provided an ARC courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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