HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES by MEG HASTON *OVERDRIVE AUDIO BOOK REVIEW* Review by Miss Kelly (Youth Services) This book should appeal to pre-teens, but although the basic plot is ok, the treatment is a bit off. I mean, these kids are supposed to be in the 7th grade, but the way they talk and the things they talk about seem too old for 7th grade. It seems like the author wrote a novel for 9th graders, and then just changed the age of the characters. Those 2 years make a big difference in terms of maturity, abilities, responsibilities, etc. It just wasn't believable for me. The growth of the main character was a little bit slow, but it did happen, so, I guess that is good. The audio book version seemed to skip a lot. I downloaded it twice, thinking there was an error in a few chapters, but it was exactly the same. So i don't know how Kacey got from the table watching Xander's band to being on stage finishing the set, but its ok. Since I have seen 80...
When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy finds out her mother might've been telling the truth. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed—and it's one she's not sure if she wants to be a part of..
