I don't usually read YA fiction. I'm pleased my friend Kyla, who leads a YA book group, has marked it to-read. I highly recommend it.
This book is delicious. The writing is so good I tasted only a little bit at a time even though I wanted to scarf it down in one sitting. I didn't want it to be gone -- I was trying to make it last.
This is easily G or PG, I will let my daughter read it though she is half the heroine's age. There are some boy-girl issues but they are handled very tastefully. I'm more concerned about the sad descriptions of the main character Ellie grieving for her mother, which had me sobbing uncontrollably at times.
The writing is so bright I can't say enough about it! The humor is dry. And the story is one I've never explored. Ellie is on a quest to grow the biggest pumpkin in Iowa. A lot about this story will resonate with growers and farmers and anyone who has ever entered anything in an agricultural or county fair. This is a must-read!
This book is delicious. The writing is so good I tasted only a little bit at a time even though I wanted to scarf it down in one sitting. I didn't want it to be gone -- I was trying to make it last.
This is easily G or PG, I will let my daughter read it though she is half the heroine's age. There are some boy-girl issues but they are handled very tastefully. I'm more concerned about the sad descriptions of the main character Ellie grieving for her mother, which had me sobbing uncontrollably at times.
The writing is so bright I can't say enough about it! The humor is dry. And the story is one I've never explored. Ellie is on a quest to grow the biggest pumpkin in Iowa. A lot about this story will resonate with growers and farmers and anyone who has ever entered anything in an agricultural or county fair. This is a must-read!
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