A great read and audiobook! The main character overcame many challenges in this story. She worried when her parents argue often because she doesn't waA great read and audiobook! The main character overcame many challenges in this story. She worried when her parents argue often because she doesn't want her parents to divorce. Her mom worried about costs a lot which affects Deena and her interests in expanding her art skills which could cost more money. Her mom ran a business selling traditional clothing using non technology strategies so Deena wanted to help her mom by using modern technology to obtain more customers. Deena also dealing with her own problem that at first she brushed it off until she couldn't handle anymore. She also has some troubles with her cousin and friend. She has troubles with her teeth and her interest with art. A middle grader seems to experience a lot but also helpful to her family. She also kept an ear out for her brother's future in soccer.
The characters are Pakistani American. The story mention greetings in Pakistani. The narrator did an excellent job with different accents! I enjoyed the story and the reminder about how education is important as well as having a talent.
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Excellent audiobook! I enjoyed the story's twists and turns. I liked the teamwork and how the characters watch out for each other, complimented each oExcellent audiobook! I enjoyed the story's twists and turns. I liked the teamwork and how the characters watch out for each other, complimented each other, encouraged each other, and mentored each other. The ending was great. I hope there will be more books to this series. It has been a blast and I enjoyed them all.
In this story, the spy kids' mission was to protect the young activist. They know there are bad guys coming but they don't know what those bad guys look like except a term the walking dead. They just had to be ready and keep a look out without catching attention. The team: Mother, Monty with spy kids Paris, Cat, Sydney, Rio, Cairo, and Brooklyn each took up positions. This mission has mystery and thrills as well as humor. I enjoyed the characters' different personalities.
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Fantastic audiobook! I love following these smart spy kids and their adventures!
In this installment, Brooklyn is upset because she's being left out oFantastic audiobook! I love following these smart spy kids and their adventures!
In this installment, Brooklyn is upset because she's being left out on adventurous missions. But one team member sure knows how to make her feel better.
The story started with an adventure. Hiding in plain sight, pretending to be invited to a party. It helps to speak the language. I like the audiobook for the foreign language pronunciation. This story deal with chess tournaments, social media, and foreigners. The story has different puzzles to crack. One was the father and son duo. The spy kids team have to keep them from being napped by the bad guys. Then there's the mystery with the big maps and the different color cathedrals.
I do like the view of the bad guys but it's not enough especially in the end. I would have liked to see their reaction... it's up to reader's interpretation but I prefer the author write it.
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Excellent story! Many adventures! Good humor yet the story managed to make me teary eyed at some points like the first book did. I enjoyed the smart kExcellent story! Many adventures! Good humor yet the story managed to make me teary eyed at some points like the first book did. I enjoyed the smart kids and teamwork as well as strategies and planning. I like getting to know more about the different characters.
This story started with an adventure at sea. Brooklyn and Sydney were sent to protect two girls from being kidnapped for ransom. In the end, the bad guys was working for another dangerous criminal. The criminal that Mother thought his wife Clementine joined forces with and left him for dead. Their adventures branches out into finding Mother's missing children and Mother's old mentor, a retired spy and an ontologist professor. Mother's wife hid his kids from him for more than 5 years. In this story, readers got to know about bird watchers. When there's a team of smart kids, there's also jealousy on who's better. So it was a good lesson for kids on that. I loved that there were views of the bad guys too.
Excited for book 3!
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Great story. Good adventures. I enjoyed the smart characters and diversity. I liked the teamwork. Each character's story was interesting.
This story fGreat story. Good adventures. I enjoyed the smart characters and diversity. I liked the teamwork. Each character's story was interesting.
This story followed Sara aka Brooklyn. She's been shuffling through different foster homes. She's now 12, and in police custody because she hacked into an official system. A man called Mother came to recruit her to join his spy team. She went through several tests but eventually passed and got to meet the rest of the team. They went on a mission, a youth competition but also to investigate and protect someone. Along the way, readers got to know each character's back story. There were mini views from each character including the bad guys. Mother's story is also intriguing and mysterious where his wife turned against him by working with the bad guys and left him for dead 5 years earlier. But in a surprise turn of events, his spy team was rescued by his wife and he was finally gifted a glimpse of his kids even though still doesn't know where they are.
The team: Mother, Monty with spy kids Paris, Cat, Sydney, Rio, and Brooklyn. Sometimes Tru, Mother's Supervisor.
Excited to read book 2!
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Finished my first ghost story for Halloween month. The audiobook was good. The adventures inside Finch House was a bit too long for me. I actually wanFinished my first ghost story for Halloween month. The audiobook was good. The adventures inside Finch House was a bit too long for me. I actually want to see more of Micah's treasure hunting with her grandpa whom she called Poppop. And her collection of what she already found.
This story followed Micah, 11 years old. Micah, her mom, and her mom's dad were living together under one roof. As the story started, Micah was supposed to be packing up. She and her mom are getting their own place. Micah likes to ride her bike around the neighborhood. One day when she was out riding, she found herself stopping in front of Finch House, a house the neighbors said to be haunted. Also a house she promised her grandpa long ago that she will stay away from. But when she was there, a boy her age was outside playing in the snow. One event leads to another and Micah ended up inside Finch House.
She went to the house in search of one thing then later more. She found herself inside the house getting lost, finding more than she bargained for. I went back to read the ending because I felt I didn't understand what had happened. The ending was good and unexpected.
The story ended with a sort of cliffhanger. I'm thinking there will be book 2.
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The start of this book gave a good recap so that was helpful since I read book 1 which I loved, two years ago. The narrator did a good job. I love theThe start of this book gave a good recap so that was helpful since I read book 1 which I loved, two years ago. The narrator did a good job. I love the fairytale story Avery read. I liked how the Saltwise Sea played a part in this story. The kids being on the ship was a chore so there weren't many interesting activities. I love the magic of the crow girl.
This story, the boy Avery and the girl Zib are still in this land that's comparable to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz because they want to go see the Queen of Wand and traveling on the improbable road. But their travel wasn't as planned and they got pulled in different unexpected direction. At the well they drank some water to cool down from their walk and then they decided to get in for a swim and then a plant pull them down and into another place. There they found a cabin and had the best sleep ever since they appeared in this magical place. This magic land where birds talk and plants can think. Their travel companion is a murder of crows who can come together to become a girl and a drowned girl who long ago drowned and continued life underwater until something happened and she's back up on the surface again.
I listened to this audiobook via Libby app and Macmillan Audio. I need to go back to read the book to understand what happened to the drowned girl. I think I missed it while listening to the audiobook.
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Great audiobook and read! Struggling with weight is hard and sad but there's a good lesson in this story too.
This book followed Will. Back in fourth gGreat audiobook and read! Struggling with weight is hard and sad but there's a good lesson in this story too.
This book followed Will. Back in fourth grade, a student called him fat out loud in the hallway. It affected him more than expected. He started to keep to himself. Destroyed his clothes and started wearing oversized clothes. He began criticizing himself and lose self confidence. He eat to feel better but later felt worse. He lost his friends and became a loner. Later he stopped eating to lose weight. He spent lunch in a secluded place alone to draw and starved himself. Along came a fellow student who has a story of his own and it played a role in changing Will for the better.
The organization of the book is fun and makes a quick read. The audiobook is a little over an hour so it took me two listens to finish. I had my middle schooler read too because this book is intended for readers ages 8 to 12, grades 3 to 7. A good read for kids to remind them to be mindful of others. A comment can change a person, so think before saying something.
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Excellent read and audiobook! A great story with many lessons for young readers. One lesson was to remember to lock up your bike otherwise you could lExcellent read and audiobook! A great story with many lessons for young readers. One lesson was to remember to lock up your bike otherwise you could lose it. Another lesson was that it's okay to let go of favorite things and just keep the happy memories without the physical products. I enjoyed the narrator telling this story a lot. This story followed Zara. She was riding her new bike to the park with her friends. At the park, she played and had a lot of fun with them. Then they get ready to go home and that's when Zara discovered that her bike was gone. Someone must have stolen it because she didn't think to lock up her bike since she was used to not locking up her old beat up bike. Besides a lecture from her parents, she learned a big lesson from the experience. She tried different ways to get her lost bike back. When some plans looks like it was not going well, Zara and her friends thought of new ideas. Zara's family are from Pakistan so there are some foods and spoken sentences are Pakistan inspired. An enjoyable read and audiobook and I recommend everyone to read it!
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I started reading Crimson Twill as a bedtime story for my toddler. We learned that Crimson is a witch unlike others. She likes to wear a polka dot dreI started reading Crimson Twill as a bedtime story for my toddler. We learned that Crimson is a witch unlike others. She likes to wear a polka dot dress, a hat with a bow, and giggles instead of cackle like other witches. Her mom is taking her to the city, a big department store called Broomingdales. She's excited because it's her first time. While there, she decided to browse around on her own because she doesn't want to buy the things her mom was planning to buy. She found a puppy in a cat store. The salesperson wanted to get rid of the puppy but Crimson saved it and eventually found its owner. She's off to another area looking for something to buy. In there she found a cleaning broom that doesn't belong there and saved it for another place who most needed it. As the night wore on, she realized she didn't buy anything but she found unexpected friendships.
A great chapter book story and fun illustrations!
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Great read and audiobook! The narrator sounds upbeat and young. This story followed Zara. She and her brother are home on spring break. Her parents boGreat read and audiobook! The narrator sounds upbeat and young. This story followed Zara. She and her brother are home on spring break. Her parents both worked so there aren't any spring break trips for her and her younger brother to go. Zara and her friends were planning a week of fun until one of her friend had to attend a camp. Zara's mom told her that she and her brother were to go over to their grandparents' home every day. They're both retired now. When they go there, their grandparents gave them chores like pulling weeds as something for them to do but they don't like that because those chores weren't fun activities. Zara asked her friend about camp and thought of fun activities to do at her grandparents' house that aren't chores. In the meantime, she planned something for her grandparents to do too because all they do are napping, reading, and cooking and those aren't fun in Zara's eyes. She wanted her grandparents to enjoy their retirement by doing something they love and an occasion came at just the right time!
Book 2 of this series has a few good lessons learned. This book actually has the recommendations of trying something new at least once just to know how it is. Don't say no just because we don't know. Zara's very good at trying something new, like camping activities and she has never been to camping.
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Great read and audiobook! A family of spies! They traveled all ovThank you Simon Kids and Simon Audio for the opportunity to read, listen, and review!
Great read and audiobook! A family of spies! They traveled all over and they took up fake identities. They went undercover and hid in safe houses. They were careful everywhere they go. There's a surprise 6th member in this story. Great set of characters. Good humor. Adventurous. Teamwork. Smart/Clever characters. Young kids outsmart even the security of the museum.
The story followed 5 adopted brothers and sisters range in age from 12 to 15 years old. They're young spy agents working for the British Secret Intelligence. Each agent has his or her strengths to contribute to the team. Rio can read people and determine which security guard they can fool to obtain security clearance. Kat is the team leader in this book and she can see patterns. Sydney can handle explosives. Paris is the oldest brother. Brooklyn can hack computer networks.
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I finished my read for The Crossover and it's amazing! I'm tearing up at the ending of the book while walking on the treadmill at YMCA. I loved readinI finished my read for The Crossover and it's amazing! I'm tearing up at the ending of the book while walking on the treadmill at YMCA. I loved reading this book! The rhyming was fantastic. The humor was awesome. The family dynamic was the best. Basketball never sounds so good.
This story followed Josh, 12. He played basketball with his twin brother Jordan everyday. They were coached by their dad, who was famous for his basketball days. Their mom was the school's Assistant Principal. She kept the family in line, from success in school to healthy eating at home. Josh started acting out when his brother chose to spend his free time with his gf. His anger and events got him punished from playing basketball. Their dad showed symptoms of needing the doctor but refused to go. A basketball championship is coming and Josh wanted to play but his dad's life is in danger. He's still waiting for Jordan forgiveness. This story was wrapped up in Josh's dad's fun jokes. And I'm feeling for all of the characters that I'm crying on the treadmill now that the story ends. ...more
This book followed Zara,10 as she's outside with her younger brother Zayd, 7 playing games with their friends in the neighborhood. They were anticipatThis book followed Zara,10 as she's outside with her younger brother Zayd, 7 playing games with their friends in the neighborhood. They were anticipating who will move into the house their old neighbor just vacated. They hope for a neighbor with kids so they would have more friends to play. Zara is currently the activity leader in the neighborhood. Unexpectedly, when the new neighbor came, she thought of ideas that were more interesting to do than Zara and the neighborhood kids decided to go with the new ideas. Zara was unhappy so she avoided everyone and turned to obsessing over breaking world records. Zara only went back to playing with the group when the new neighbor suggested that they think of something all of the neighborhood friends can do together. A great book for kids. There's siblings troubles and family favorites. My first Pakistan read with its language. Zara is a bit like my niece. Only want to be the boss. And if things don't go her way, she stop playing. The last page is fun and I would have preferred more of it within the story instead of just one page at the end of the story.
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A book of advices. Magic and magical creatures. I'm not familiar with many magical creatures mentioned in this read so the book was an okay read but IA book of advices. Magic and magical creatures. I'm not familiar with many magical creatures mentioned in this read so the book was an okay read but I would have loved it more if I recognize who they are. Some advices are good. Short sentences and a quick read. Cute illustrations and again many illustrations of magical creatures I don't recognize. I love advice books with illustrations and this one has it. This book is intended for readers ages 7 and up!
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I read this book at my toddler’s bedtime and she giggled every time she heard fart. This book was interactive. The narrator spoke to readers and askedI read this book at my toddler’s bedtime and she giggled every time she heard fart. This book was interactive. The narrator spoke to readers and asked readers questions and inputs. Readers will not know the real names of four friends in this story but just their code names. The illustrations were just okay as well as the book cover, not my favorite. I enjoyed the adventures where one clues leading to the next. I liked a list of words that describes fart as well as the list of songs from the fart singer. The unexplained activities were interesting. Popcorn was in a tough situation to convince his friends to something that he only saw once and then it disappeared on him. Same with that author he spoke to about the fart manual then when he brought his friend back to hear the story, the author was nowhere to be found.
This book followed Popcorn, told in the first person point of view, as he reached out to Crabapple, specializing in journalism, to ask her aid in finding a place for a meeting with The Only Onlys. The other two members were Apricot, has access to science books and Banana, specializing in computers. Popcorn had a big story to share to the group. He informed them all that he had accidentally found his parents’ secret parenting manual called F.A.R.T. disguised as a cookbook. Popcorn couldn’t bring the manual to the meeting to show the group because there were warnings that the manual could be exploded remotely. Popcorn’s parents owned a healthy food store but Popcorn has a ViewTube channel for reviewing junk foods. He’s been hiding his pop tarts in his underwear but his parents are a member of F.A.R.T. so they probably knew all of his secret hiding places. Popcorn said when he attempted to make a video to ask his viewers about F.A.R.T., not only his video wasn’t uploaded but also his channel was wiped out. He convinced the Only Onlys to help him investigate about this parenting manual’s existence and to expose it.
F.A.R.T was a fast paced read and filled with adventures. The friends don’t always agree and teamwork was rocky sometimes. They worked out their differences and figured out how to work together for the common goal. The ending left open with a member of their Only Onlys missing. I’m guessing in book 2 the friends will attempt to find their missing friend. I liked how Crabapple gave a summary twice in the story of what’s been going on to confirm that everyone understood the same thing. I don’t love how Popcorn eventually obtained another copy of the fart manual. It kind of put all of the Only Onlys hard work goes to waste. I have only read one or two books from Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I’m thinking this book is somewhat in that category. My 10 year old loved Wimpy Kid series so I’m thinking maybe other 10 year olds will enjoy this book too.
An excellent read! So far, I think I have only read picture books that talked about the ocean garbage problems (The Global Ocean, An Earth-Bot’s SolutAn excellent read! So far, I think I have only read picture books that talked about the ocean garbage problems (The Global Ocean, An Earth-Bot’s Solution to Plastic Pollution). This middle grade book is an excellent addition to my collection of books that brought awareness to young readers about the troubles of plastics and garbage in the world’s ocean. I enjoyed following Jeremy’s view. He’s funny. Sydney’s view was good too. She’s smart and self motivated. Her mom wanted her to do something educational and she set out to do it. She’s a good role model to young readers at least the educational wise, not the lying parts. I liked that the two views explained each other’s events before they met each other. I like the big word we all learned from reading this book, synchronicity.
This book followed Jeremy, 12 as he waited at the check-in table aboard the research ship called Oceania II. His job was to check in SEAmester kids. The alternative view was Sydney, 12. She and her Nana were watching the loading docks for the real SEAmester kids with a binocular. They were planning for Sydney to get on board the Oceania II pretending to be one of the SEAmester kids for the Water Summit. Before the kids arrived, Jeremy had to visit the bathroom. Sydney ran into Jeremy at the bathroom and based on the logo on the shirt Jeremy was wearing, Sydney who questioned about signs and coincidences, knew right away what she had to do. At check-in, Jeremy realized he had invited the wrong Dr. Sydney, because instead of an adult, a kid was there. He had to make an important decision whether to let her on the boat to join the research trip or not. The story then switched to 10 days earlier following Jeremy as he traveled with his family on the Oceania II during summer break. His mom, a chief scientist. The ship they were on has technology to sweep 88k tons of garbage. His older twin siblings enjoyed the trip but he didn’t especially because he gets seasick. Sydney on the other hand, dreamed about being on the boat. She constantly saw signs that pointed her to Oceania II. Then the story switched back to the check-in part and on from there. Jeremy’s mom’s project with the ocean cleanup needed publicity and grant, Jeremy and Sydney’s mission was to achieve it.
Consider the Octopus started slow but got better later. Fantastic humor. Good jokes. An important message where kids letting kids in on the garbage problems. I liked knowing that there are people and technology out there attempting to clean ocean garbage. This story was good because it involved kids in what seemed to be an adult problems. I loved the encouragement of kids’ involvement in this story and how they can make a difference by taking part in the change. I liked learning about Midway Atoll. I never thought of it but Sydney brought up a great point about the Earth’s water being recycled and use again. Nobody is making new water. It’s definitely sad every time I see news articles talking about a marine animal washed up ashore and died because of a stomach full of plastics. My family and I haven’t drink plastic water bottles in a long time but it’s just a small step in reducing plastics that ended up in the ocean. In the story, I liked how Jeremy named out the garbage that were in the ocean. Readers can imagine what the Pacific Garbage Patch looked like as they read. A must read book and I recommend everyone to read it!
Excellent activity book for kids filled with variety of science experiments and puzzles, mazes, word search, etc. My son worked on it one summer but IExcellent activity book for kids filled with variety of science experiments and puzzles, mazes, word search, etc. My son worked on it one summer but I forgot to review it until now. I loved this type of workbook. A learning opportunity with hands on experimentation. I loved the topics covered in this book: extreme poverty, universal education, hunger and nutrition, health and hygiene, climate change, clean energy, peace and justice, and so many more!
The first topic talks about extreme poverty. There are two paragraphs explaining about it and how life is tough for people with less and the tough choices they have to make. Then my son fills out his needs and wants and decide what to spend his money on.
The next page talks about how people in parts of the world live on less than $1.90 a day. There are reasons why. My son did a poverty line challenge by deciding on a budget for the number of people in his family for 3 days with $1.90 per day. His shopping list has water, pizza, chicken nuggets and chips haha..
There are information on poverty traps and my son got a chance to play a game to figure out for ways to escape from poverty. There are ideas as to what else can we do to help end poverty for people around the world.
Each topic is informative for kids to learn and think. Even though my son finished this book in 2022, I still kept it because it has good and easy to understand real world problems and solutions. It's better that this book ask kids for their inputs to solving real world problems.
I highly recommend this workbook for everyone!
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An excellent read, this book had teamwork and enemies to friendship story. Each character had his/her own unique personality and backgrounds. When theAn excellent read, this book had teamwork and enemies to friendship story. Each character had his/her own unique personality and backgrounds. When they were forced together, they figured out how to work together despite their differences. I liked how each character noticed something from the other person. Ally was a great addition to the team because she knew how to stay calm even when situations called for panic. I liked how she defuse angers among everyone. Each character has strengths and weaknesses and it was great to see their growth over time. The mystery was good and the reveal surprised me. I enjoyed following all four characters’ thoughts. They were active in coming up with ideas, questioned what’s right vs wrong, and continuously strategizing to find out who knew their secrets.
This book started with Owen, 12. He felt lucky to have checked his email before dinner started with his stepfather and mom. He liked to work on his graphic novel a bit more than doing school studies. The second view was Gemma, 12. She wanted to be excused from dinner early with her family to check on her phone. Her mom wanted to reduce screen time especially after Covid-19 shutdown. She was waiting for a boy to text her but was disappointed that there was no text. She then checked her email and saw the the menacing words right away, “I Know Your Secret.” The third view was Todd, 12. He was using the family computer in the kitchen. He couldn’t let his mom see that he was upset because he didn’t want her to worry. When his mom left the room, his anger continued to boil by the blackmail email he had just read directed at him. The fourth view was Ally, 12. She also received a blackmail letter and she worried that if her secret got out, her grandparent’s rescued animals sanctuary might be closed forever. The four weren’t friends at first but formed an unlikely friendship after being pushed into a situation together.
I Know Your Secret was a fast paced read! This book featured bullying which was good because everyone should be aware on how it affected people; both the bully and the victim. I liked the school’s Explorer Day. I hope there is something like that in my son’s school. Very good and fun learning opportunities. I liked the bit about nutrition, starting breakfast with protein instead of a donut. I would have liked to attend some of the explorer’s classes just to see what else they did. But I see why the four main characters couldn’t be in the class while also trying to stay out of the way. It would have been great to have a surprise view at the end from the blackmailer just to justify for his/her actions and to reveal how he/she obtained confidential information between the principal and his staff. Other than that, the read was age appropriate for young readers and I recommend the book!
A great read. Jeremy was a great character as well as Evan. Jeremy’s mom sounded like the responsible adult while his dad wasn’t. I liked that Jeremy A great read. Jeremy was a great character as well as Evan. Jeremy’s mom sounded like the responsible adult while his dad wasn’t. I liked that Jeremy remembered what his mom taught him and utilized her teachings. It’s always sad the kids got mixed up in parents relationship fallout. Good thing the divorce in this story was amicable. This story would have been more interesting if there was a view from Evan. Jeremy’s life was a bit boring to be honest. He constantly worried about which parent he will live with and often noticed his dad had a few too many beers. His dad complained about lack of father-son time but he forced his son up the roof cleaning on his own without his guidance. Adults during divorce can be miserable I guess.
This book began with Jeremy, 12 celebrating his birthday with his parents. It didn’t end well. Six months later, his parents divorced. His dad drove him to his uncle Becker’s house by the beach to stay for 2 weeks while his mom moved out. He’s been harboring his secret this whole time. While looking out over the beach, Jeremy caught sight of a guy he liked. Later he ran into that guy, Evan, 12 at a store in town. By some miracle, he got the Evan’s phone number and met up to run together at the beach. They both liked to look at the seabirds and recalled their names with a secret language of their own for what each bird stands for, such as hungry, feeling awful, goodbye. Just as their friendship were blossoming, Evan had to leave on a fishing trip with his family. Jeremy could come with but he worried he couldn’t hide his crush on Evan surrounded by Evan’s cousins. Later when Evan came back, they hung out more and outside of running together. Meanwhile, Evan constantly worried about his future, whether he will live with his mom or his dad and how the divorce is causing changes in his dad.
The Language of Seabirds was a good story about a young boy who’s going to be a teen soon and finding himself liking fashion magazines and boys. He didn’t have anyone to communicate with what he’s feeling. Not even his uncle as I had thought especially since his uncle was unmarried and lived alone. It’s sad to go through changes without having anyone to talk to, though eventually Jeremy got to talk to Evan about it. I liked the cover of this book as well as the illustrations for each chapter headings. The seabirds language was a good idea. Other than that, it would have been great if Jeremy got to talk to someone about his internal battles. The ending was bittersweet. There’s no guarantee that they will see each other again. His uncle indeed owned many beach houses so I’m going to say they will see each other again.