I love Sara Pennypacker! Before coming to work at Sugar Creek I had never heard of her and oh, my life was not complete. I read Clementine last year for the first time, and last year my 3rd graders got to Skype with her. I thought it was pretty cool. So I got send an advanced readers copy of her newest book, Waylon! One Awesome Thing. I was so excited to read and review it! Of course it was great. I think all of her stuff in great. So see my review below:
Pennypacker, Sara. Waylon! One Awesome Thing. 2016. 208pp. $15.99 hc. Disney Book Group. 9781484701522.
Honestly, whenever Sara Pennypacker writes a new book you should start looking for room in your budget to buy it, because you know its going to be good, and Waylon! One Awesome Thing is no exception. The story features Waylon, a previously introduced (in the Clementine Series) very science-y smart kid who is now running into lots of problems his super smart brain can't solve. His sister is becoming a moody teenager and pulling away from the family, the 4th grade boys are being divided into teams by their "leader" the super-cool Arlo, and all of a sudden a known trouble-maker from last year, Baxter returns to their class. Waylon feels like his world is exploding until "One Awesome Thing" happens that helps Waylon see solutions instead of problems. Sara Pennypacker's style of creating true-to-life characters that readers instantly bond with will make readers fall in love with Waylon. Fans of the Clementine series will love this book, Pennypacker is trying to make it a little more mature then the Clementine series (after all the characters are in 4th grade now) so I believe that students who feel that they are too old for Clementine will like Waylon, as his problems are slightly more complex and mature. Overall this is a great book for any middle-grade collection. Grades 3-6. Highly Recommended. Michelle Bridges, Media Specialist, Sugar Creek Elementary School, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Pennypacker, Sara. Waylon! One Awesome Thing. 2016. 208pp. $15.99 hc. Disney Book Group. 9781484701522.
Honestly, whenever Sara Pennypacker writes a new book you should start looking for room in your budget to buy it, because you know its going to be good, and Waylon! One Awesome Thing is no exception. The story features Waylon, a previously introduced (in the Clementine Series) very science-y smart kid who is now running into lots of problems his super smart brain can't solve. His sister is becoming a moody teenager and pulling away from the family, the 4th grade boys are being divided into teams by their "leader" the super-cool Arlo, and all of a sudden a known trouble-maker from last year, Baxter returns to their class. Waylon feels like his world is exploding until "One Awesome Thing" happens that helps Waylon see solutions instead of problems. Sara Pennypacker's style of creating true-to-life characters that readers instantly bond with will make readers fall in love with Waylon. Fans of the Clementine series will love this book, Pennypacker is trying to make it a little more mature then the Clementine series (after all the characters are in 4th grade now) so I believe that students who feel that they are too old for Clementine will like Waylon, as his problems are slightly more complex and mature. Overall this is a great book for any middle-grade collection. Grades 3-6. Highly Recommended. Michelle Bridges, Media Specialist, Sugar Creek Elementary School, Fort Mill, South Carolina.