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In Over Their Heads by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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vendea's review against another edition

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3.0

Like the storyline and the moral - felt it was a little slow and MY GOODNESS was Lida Mae an unlikable character

ayla_steigerwald's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

thorspoptarts's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

3 stars for the sequel.
Everything I said about the first book, I would put with the second book. I DID have a snicker when most of the book shifted to taking place in...Kentucky! My home state. LOL. The book does explore the idea of could AI and humans live side by side. Is it possible for human looking/acting/behaving robots to be completely integrated with humans?

Again--it's a solid sci-fi for any middle grade sci-fi lovers. No mature things. no swearing.

mcchancey's review against another edition

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2.0

I was honestly disappointed by this book. There were so many interesting ideas in the book, but Haddix didn't really go anywhere with them. She brought up the idea of robots with souls and free will, but then never really resolved those ideas. I also thought it was weird how she started the book from one girl's perspective, but then ignored her as a narrator for the rest of the book. All together, it was sloppy, and the ending was extremely rushed. It almost felt like she wrote herself into a corner and decided to use deus ex machina to get her out of it. I really enjoyed some of her books, but this is definitely NOT one of her better ones.

thehappiestreader's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense

3.5

nerfherder86's review against another edition

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5.0

Excellent fast-paced sequel. Middle grade/6th grade book with clever sci-fi premise and a nice message about getting along with those who are different, world peace, that sort of thing.