These days
there is a trend of diary books. Diary
of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, etc. I was
intrigued by the idea of a Christian themed series of the same type. My kids love diary books so finding more
books they will read is always something I’m watching for.
Emma Jean
(EJ) – is the daughter of a minister and a second-grade teacher. She has a little brother and all the problems
of a 10-year-old. She thinks that she’s
going to have the worst year ever with her fourth grade teacher Ms. Picky and
avoiding her arch-nemesis, CoraLee.
This book
isn’t all diary. The chapters start out
with a diary entry and then we hear EJ’s story.
The copy that I read didn’t have all the little pictures that make these
types of books so appealing to children.
For a sample of those, I used the sneak peek at amazon that lets you look
inside.
Overall,
this book is a winner. Having read some
of my daughters’ diary books, I had something to compare this book to. If I had one complaint, I think it would be
some of the people that EJ uses when she has her head in the clouds. While I can stretch my imagination to
understand how a 10-year-old would know who Jacques Cousteau is, I couldn’t
come up with a reason someone that age would know who Donald Trump is and what
he does. My children haven’t heard of
either person. To the author’s credit,
she makes sure that those people are explained in the story.
This is the
start to a new series and I look forward to picking this one up for my girls
and looking for more. Great start to a
new series for kids!
*I received
a copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an
honest review.
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