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animemiz24's review against another edition
This is a chapter book for young readers who are interested in reading about a bookstore and a girl who’s name is Property Jones. This is an save your livelihood book filled with some elements of mechanical wonderment and around the idea of a bookstore and forgeries.
therewasanattempt's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mckinlay's review against another edition
4.0
*I received an early copy from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*
This was such a fun and adorable story about adventure, and books, and doing what's right. I loved the family aspect, and the cat. I'm ordering one immediately to give to my niece. Highly recommend to the little book lover in your life!
This was such a fun and adorable story about adventure, and books, and doing what's right. I loved the family aspect, and the cat. I'm ordering one immediately to give to my niece. Highly recommend to the little book lover in your life!
bibliobrittish's review against another edition
5.0
They say you can't judge a book by its cover - sorry to say that's exactly what drew me in. But it's the story that kept my nose buried inside The Bookshop Girl's pages. Sylvia Bishop has written incredibly relatable characters, regardless of how different their situation may be from one's own. Plus a convincing bad guy to boot! This sweet story proves that there's something to the smell of a book, but even more importantly that what we view as our weaknesses may prove our strengths in the end.
filemanager's review against another edition
4.0
Books. Bookshops. A fiesty kitten. Dry British humour. What more can you ask for!
jennifermreads's review against another edition
4.0
Property Jones lives in a bookstore – but she cannot read! Little does she know, her secret just may save her family’s future.
I am a sucker for books about books or set in bookstores/libraries or where reading is central to the plot. *Check*Check*Check* This book had it all! Property is a brilliant young girl who was “found” in her adopted family’s lost-and-found cupboard within their small bookstore. She is quite happy in her life with them and with her unique first name. When the family wins a large book emporium in a drawing, their lives change as their book surroundings become mountainous!
The idea of the rotating rooms (I pictured a large Ferris wheel placing rooms in front of doorways) with their spectacular themes spurs the imagination. And, if you need a little bit of help nudging those memory-pictures into place, the illustrations of Poly Bernatene are simply marvelous! So, yes, the setting is top-notch. But the mystery that is solved by the young girl with the secret of not being able to read just makes this story terrific. We all struggled, at some point, with putting those mysterious forms into letters and words. Some struggle with it longer than others. Property took her lack of reading-skill and wove into a power of observation. Her attentiveness solves her family’s dilemma.
This was a wonderful tale that is sure to enchant young readers. Once they inhale this one, they should race to the wonderful world of Mr. Lemoncello and immerse themselves in Chris Grabenstein’s great stories!
I am a sucker for books about books or set in bookstores/libraries or where reading is central to the plot. *Check*Check*Check* This book had it all! Property is a brilliant young girl who was “found” in her adopted family’s lost-and-found cupboard within their small bookstore. She is quite happy in her life with them and with her unique first name. When the family wins a large book emporium in a drawing, their lives change as their book surroundings become mountainous!
The idea of the rotating rooms (I pictured a large Ferris wheel placing rooms in front of doorways) with their spectacular themes spurs the imagination. And, if you need a little bit of help nudging those memory-pictures into place, the illustrations of Poly Bernatene are simply marvelous! So, yes, the setting is top-notch. But the mystery that is solved by the young girl with the secret of not being able to read just makes this story terrific. We all struggled, at some point, with putting those mysterious forms into letters and words. Some struggle with it longer than others. Property took her lack of reading-skill and wove into a power of observation. Her attentiveness solves her family’s dilemma.
This was a wonderful tale that is sure to enchant young readers. Once they inhale this one, they should race to the wonderful world of Mr. Lemoncello and immerse themselves in Chris Grabenstein’s great stories!
lhirl's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mtyler3707's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book is cute. Property Jones was abandoned at a book store when she was 5 years old. She is embraced as a family member by the store’s keepers. Property is harboring a huge secret- she can’t read! Villains threaten the family’s store and its Property to the rescue getting to the bottom of the scheme. The story heartfelt and cute. The social worker in me can’t get into the lightheartedness as the trauma/loss of having been abandoned is not considered or explored. AND my over riding question is - how does a 5 year old not know her name??! Middle grade readers probably don’t care about these details however.
tashamontague's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75