Kids Books - Family

really cool book

Agreed! This was a awesome book. I got into the series and I loved it and couldn't wait to read the rest of the series and I read it and this was my favorite. Mostly because it is in a different point of view than the rest. Overall, five star book.

This book allowed me a glimpse into the fabulous but ultimately lonely world of movie stars and their children. It felt as if I was in Hollywood, California or Los Angeles, California. I would and have recommended this book to friends. I'm also very intrigued by the cover. I find it very creative.

Fell in love with this book from the start. I had finished a test early so I found this in the library and once I started, I coudnt stop. The tale of Delly and Ferris is really touching and I definitly recommend this book!

i also loved the roar i know that you posted this 5 years ago, and you may not ever read my comment but, i want you to know that someone out there in the world loves this book as much as you. i even had a dream that i was Ellie and that me and Mika stopped Mal Gorman and locked him in Helen's pig shed. it was THE BEST DREAM EVER!!!! P.S. i also recommended it roar and the whisper to all of my friends! i hope they love them as mush as we do!

I really liked this book, mainly because it did not stray to far from the originals.

I loved the first book, but this one was disappointing. It just didn't have the same magic the first book did, and had a couple of weird parts. I would definitely recommend the first book though!

this book is so cool I love it

Hello, I am Dorkpop2000 and today I will be reviewing, ‘Secret Diary! (Lou!)’. Lou is a 12 year old girl. Her hobby is making handmade dresses. She lives in a little flat in France with her single mum. Sounds quite normal, right? As I continued reading the book, it was seemly interesting hearing about her ‘normal’ life. It was quite funny. Lou’s mum gave me the most laughs, she bought her this console for Christmas and it turned out that her mum used it all the time! It wasn’t her’s anymore! She ends up with a crush, so does her mum, they get a cat, her grandmother coming over to their house and more. I am quite disappointed not many people know about this book, it’s really good!

The beauty of Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is that it shows life before World War I, during it, and after it, all from the eyes of a child. Alfie Summerfield is five years old when his father, Georgie, proudly volunteers to join the British army and fight in World War I. Four years later, Alfie and his mother are almost penniless, and can hardly go to sleep every night, terrified of seeing Georgie's military number on 'the list' in the morning paper. When Alfie realizes that his father hasn't been sending letters anymore, his mother tells him he's on a secret mission...but he soon learns the truth. His father is in a hospital nearby with shell shock-- and Alfie will stop at nothing to bring him back home...What amazes me most in SWYA&TL, is how exquisitely John Boyne weaved the theme of love into his novel. I also admire how extraordinarily Boyne was able to write from a nine year-old's perspective: I really felt like I was in a nine-year-old's mind while reading this. One thing I did realize though, was that there were too many coincidences (Alfie finding about about his father’s condition, Marian being there to lead him to the hospital…) not making it realistic enough. I also felt that it dragged on in the beginning-- so I guess you just have to have the right taste for this book: it isn't one of my favorites. In contrast to the language of this read, the themes, symbolism, and foreshadowing are admirably advanced, so this is fit for anyone 11 and older.