Ada Twist, Scientist - Book Review

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a good book for kids and parents alike.
I would say that parents will learn more from this book than their kids will.
Kids are already curious by nature. This book is reiterating that parents need to have tons of patience and understanding when the house gets messy because their curious kids like to experiment on things.

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Waiting for the Magic - Book Review

Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am 38 years old and I LOVE this book because the conflict and the main setting is a scenario that is very real. The father left the family and the children struggled, emotionally. Smart mom adopted 4 dogs and a cat to help them through these tough emotional times. However, there's also the fantasy aspect where the pets can communicate to any humans who believe in magic. Who doesn't like talking animals? Maybe I'm just really a kid at heart. :)

This book uses strong negative words like hate and stupid but the author makes sure that this gets addressed and resolved.

Lessons that kids will learn after reading this book:
1. Forgiveness - not just forgiving the person who had done them wrong but also acknowledging their own mistakes and apologizing for them
2. Importance of family and looking out for each other
3. Emotional maturity



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The Woman in the Window - Book Review

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

It was very slow. The building of the character and her daily routine is repeated on the first (maybe) 144 pages. I found myself flipping and skipping through pages to get to the exciting part. I was like "ok.. I got it already!". I almost gave up. What kept me going was the tag line "soon to be a major motion picture".

Anyway, once the exciting part came, it was fast-paced from then on.
I still was disappointed about the ending. I kind of predicted it. I was also disappointed about the lack of explanation as to how the two officers eventually believed the woman in the window.

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Remember, the two officers, in the beginning, had a hard time believing her because of her condition. I think that the author should have spent time or pages writing how the investigation went after the teenager fell from the rooftop and how his father admitted to the crime.
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Stellaluna - Book Review

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My kids and I love this book.
Lessons learned from the story is what we need to apply in this era of diversity:
Understanding and accepting each other's differences
- What's right for you does not necessarily mean it's also right for others and vice versa
- We can be friends despite our differences

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