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3.0
Lola has a problem with her hair. She has the type of hair that has an outer layer that gets along fairly well with the hairbrush, and then a super curly layer underneath that loves to tangle itself up. And ever since a really painful run-in with her mom's "bright blue brush that can make surly hair straight," she has been avoiding the brush - for almost two weeks. Lola tries all sorts of tricks to disguise the knot in her hair. She wets it down, pulls it back, wears a hat, but we all know that she will eventually have to sit through a painful untangling process. That's not the only knot in her life. She has also managed to volunteer to dog-sit for two of her friends, without asking her parents first, and all her grandparents are coming for Thanksgiving. How is she going to keep everything under control?
Middle grade readers who enjoy humorous realistic fiction will find that Lola belongs on their shelf along with Junie B. Jones and Judy Moody & Stink. At times Lola almost seems to be channeling a mix of Junie and Lemony Snicket when she defines words. Describing her father as he reminisces about his childhood she says, "Dad looks pensive. Pensive means you're sad and you wish you had a pen to write it down." And she explains that her Granny is "plump - that's when you're pretty and lumpy." But the best may be, "Wishful thinking is when you tell a whopper but just to yourself."
It isn't wishful thinking to say that Lola is a character that inspires laughter. Perfect for read-alouds or reading on your own. I received a copy from the publisher for review purposes.
Middle grade readers who enjoy humorous realistic fiction will find that Lola belongs on their shelf along with Junie B. Jones and Judy Moody & Stink. At times Lola almost seems to be channeling a mix of Junie and Lemony Snicket when she defines words. Describing her father as he reminisces about his childhood she says, "Dad looks pensive. Pensive means you're sad and you wish you had a pen to write it down." And she explains that her Granny is "plump - that's when you're pretty and lumpy." But the best may be, "Wishful thinking is when you tell a whopper but just to yourself."
It isn't wishful thinking to say that Lola is a character that inspires laughter. Perfect for read-alouds or reading on your own. I received a copy from the publisher for review purposes.
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