A review by sarahspils
The Thing about Luck by Cynthia Kadohata

4.0

The author of The Thing About Luck is Cynthia Kadohata. This realistic fiction book takes place in Kansas and Oklahoma in present day. The main character is 12 year old Summer, a girl that has to go on harvest for part of her school year, every year. When she goes on harvest she usually goes with her parents and brother, Jaz, but this year because her great grandparents are sick, her grandparents come instead. During her harvest, it becomes more and more difficult with her grandparents around, being the old-fashioned and controlling people they are. Another thing that just becomes a disaster is when she likes a boy that she sees every harvest. I rated The Thing About Luck with four out of five stars because, being a 12 year old myself, I found it kind of hard to relate to. Along with that, there were parts that seemed kind of unnecessary and bored me a bit. There are things in this book that I liked, but you seem to have to wait awhile until the interesting parts come. Overall, it was an okay book, but I'm sure I could appreciate it more when I'm older.