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A review by raohyrule
De melkwegschool by Scott Seegert
3.0
3.5 stars
I received an ARC for this book yesterday at NYCC, and I have to say, it was fun to read a kid's book after so much YA.
I can definitely see young readers enjoying this as much as I enjoyed Franny K. Stein when I was in elementary school.
But I do feel like, since the main character is about 12 (7th grade), the projected age of the audience would be 12 year olds, and I feel like this material and writing style is too simplistic for that age group. When I was 11-12, me and the kids my age were reading things like Breaking Dawn and The Outsiders.
Other than that I thought it was a fun adventure for young, unenthusiastic readers, which is what, at the end of the day, it was trying to accomplish. I'll definitely check out the finished copy in February to see the final illustrations.
I received an ARC for this book yesterday at NYCC, and I have to say, it was fun to read a kid's book after so much YA.
I can definitely see young readers enjoying this as much as I enjoyed Franny K. Stein when I was in elementary school.
But I do feel like, since the main character is about 12 (7th grade), the projected age of the audience would be 12 year olds, and I feel like this material and writing style is too simplistic for that age group. When I was 11-12, me and the kids my age were reading things like Breaking Dawn and The Outsiders.
Other than that I thought it was a fun adventure for young, unenthusiastic readers, which is what, at the end of the day, it was trying to accomplish. I'll definitely check out the finished copy in February to see the final illustrations.