Olivia Bean lives with her mom, almost step-dad and little brother. Each evening she watches Jeopardy! and does amazingly well against the other contestants. She used to watch the show with her dad but he ran off with her best friend's mom and her best friend. With the opportunity to try out for the kids Jeopardy! Olivia Bean wants to win not only for the money and the glory but also for the chance to fly to Los Angeles where her dad lives.
Sadly, Olivia Bean's dad is one disappointing parent. Luckily her step-dad is the complete opposite. He and her neighbor give her the help and guidance that she needs and I held my breath when the possibility of the dad ruining everything nearly happened. This is a terrific story about a smart girl, an adorable little brother, love and friendship.
While reading Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen I felt as if she was one of my students. Flashback about seven years ago when one of my students was on Jeopardy! I knew how hard she had studied and I knew how proud her sister, parents, teachers and friends were. We were all even invited to a party to watch the show. Needless to say I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it to fourth graders and up.
Read as an ebook arc courtesy of Random House Children's Book via Netgalley. Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen will be available March 13, 2012.
2 comments:
Mrs. Katz,
Thank you for the generous review of Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen.
It was exciting to read that one of your students was on Jeopardy seven years ago. That's quite an accomplishment!
Happy reading,
Donna Gephart
I can't wait to read Olivia Bean. Olivia sounds a lot like me. I can almost quantee that I will probably read and reread this book a million times.
Hannah M.
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