Reviews

How Tia Lola Saved the Summer by Julia Alvarez

jennybeastie's review against another edition

3.0

Tia Lola has a heart of gold, and an amazing ability to change the world around her. Heartwarming.
SPL Global Reading Challenge 2016

mmattmiller's review against another edition

2.0

Maybe had I read more of these (from the start), I would have enjoyed this book a bit more. This is the only Tia Lola book I have read, and I read it because it's part of the Seattle Public Library's Global Reading Challenge this year, and I am helping lead a team. I like the message of this story, but the writing didn't draw me in or keep my focus. It was easy to put down and walk away from. I wasn't dying to find out what happened next or in the end, and I don't have a desire to read the next one to keep up with the characters (which I usually find myself feeling after finishing a book that has a sequel/series.) Again, maybe had I started with the first, I would have been more invested in the characters. I probably would not recommend this book (or series) to students, based on this one.