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A review by bibli0phagist
Welcome to 4b by Brynn Kelly
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.