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A review by shakgraph
Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan
4.0
"Mrs. Chang says you're often judged in life,before you are ready." - Julia
This was very cute. Julia, who is extremely short, is forced to addition to be a munchkin with her little brother for "The Wizard of Oz" musical being put on by the near by college. Julia's language reminded me a lot of how I think and talk.😂 I'm assuming she's in middle school, but I don't recall reading it. Julia, though hilarious at times,was definately a flawed character. Some of her less likeable traits annoyed me. Julia cared a little too much about what other people thought of her and always tried to say things to make herself seem older. Julia was pretty selfish most of the book and most of the actions she made was to better herself. However, I did like how confident Julia was considering how her parents thought it was unfortunate that she was so short-that really broke my heart. I related to her parents being whatever-you-would-call-that-nonsense. There were some other things that I wasn't sure how I felt about with the other side characters. The director, Mrs. Chang and Randy were some of the coolest characters that I would want to be like in real life.
This story was heart warming and made me appreciate what makes each of us unique. Plus, it gave lots of laughs. It's a must read if you like "The Wizard of Oz."
This was very cute. Julia, who is extremely short, is forced to addition to be a munchkin with her little brother for "The Wizard of Oz" musical being put on by the near by college. Julia's language reminded me a lot of how I think and talk.😂 I'm assuming she's in middle school, but I don't recall reading it. Julia, though hilarious at times,was definately a flawed character. Some of her less likeable traits annoyed me. Julia cared a little too much about what other people thought of her and always tried to say things to make herself seem older. Julia was pretty selfish most of the book and most of the actions she made was to better herself. However, I did like how confident Julia was considering how her parents thought it was unfortunate that she was so short-that really broke my heart. I related to her parents being whatever-you-would-call-that-nonsense. There were some other things that I wasn't sure how I felt about with the other side characters. The director, Mrs. Chang and Randy were some of the coolest characters that I would want to be like in real life.
This story was heart warming and made me appreciate what makes each of us unique. Plus, it gave lots of laughs. It's a must read if you like "The Wizard of Oz."