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tichwi's review
3.0
This re-imagining of the Jekyll and Hyde story is perfect for young readers. Miss Clevis is the elementary school science teacher. One morning, something goes wrong with Miss Clevis's breakfast smoothie when she accidentally adds ingredients from an ongoing experiment. Soon, Miss Clevis finds that she isn't quite herself anymore. Switching between a younger version of herself, one without any negative life experiences, and therefore still kind and optimistic, and a mean version of herself, a substitute teacher who enjoys traumatizing the people around her. Miss Clevis is not gone entirely, but unless she can find her way out, she could be lost for good.
I enjoyed the duality of the new personalities: one pure evil and one pure goodness. It provided a good vehicle for a discussion about how people are a mixture of both, and how giving in to one side gave it more power. In the end, the children in Miss Clevis's class (including Dawn, a girl with such a sweet disposition, who struggles with being labeled "good" all the time) have to work together using the science they learned from Miss Clevis to bring her back. The book is marked as ages 8+ (according to Amazon), and I think it would make a great read-a-loud for younger kids.
Full review at http://tichwi.wordpress.com/2013/07/10/review-hyde-and-shriek/
I enjoyed the duality of the new personalities: one pure evil and one pure goodness. It provided a good vehicle for a discussion about how people are a mixture of both, and how giving in to one side gave it more power. In the end, the children in Miss Clevis's class (including Dawn, a girl with such a sweet disposition, who struggles with being labeled "good" all the time) have to work together using the science they learned from Miss Clevis to bring her back. The book is marked as ages 8+ (according to Amazon), and I think it would make a great read-a-loud for younger kids.
Full review at http://tichwi.wordpress.com/2013/07/10/review-hyde-and-shriek/
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