Monday, October 4, 2010

KEEPER by Kathi Appelt

When I finished reading KEEPER by Kathy Appelt was relieved. Sometimes 400 page books take me so long to read that I just want to be done already. Then I was confused about my feelings on the book. Did I like it? Did I not like it? So I reread the editorial reviews and some amazon reader reviews and saw I was not alone. While the critics love it other readers are like me. It is a wonderful poetic book with strong characters and a charming story. Mermaids, a loving (non-traditional) family, life by the sea, surfboards. However, it is not an easy book to read and many children will not stick with it long enough to really enjoy. However, strong readers who love mermaids and long stories will love it and that's who I recommend it to.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a good book!!!!!
From Sam P. and Kaila An

Anonymous said...

LLLLLLLLLLLLLooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovvvvveeeeeeeeeeee........................to read this book!!! I can't wait!!!

I'm going to add this to my books I want to read!;

Courtney
P.S. I wrote this!!!