A review by panda_incognito
Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter by Beth Fantaskey

3.0

Apparently everyone loves this book, but I found it outrageously unbelievable. I couldn't stop sighing and rolling my eyes over the absurd scenarios and how modern the dialogue sounded. What bothered me most of all was how the impoverished main character seemed like a privileged kid from 2016; no reality of hardship affected her behaviors, thoughts, or expectations for the future. I was not impressed, but I'll be charitable and give a third star because the plot included some striking historical details and approaches the time period from an angle unrepresented in juvenile fiction.