Summary:
Taylor's mother may have lost her mind. After growing up in the city, her parents just decide to purchase a small farm and move to the country. Taylor's mother wants to be a farmer even though Taylor and her father are not fully on board with the idea. But, now they are in the country, and life must go on. Taylor is expected to help out along the farm, so she begins to learn how to do that. To make matters worse, she has to start at a new school smelling like a farm (poop stench included).
My thoughts:
While this is a cute story, I only kind of liked it. There really wasn't anything that really made this book special to me. It was a quick read. Taylor is a good character. She is developed wonderfully with both good and bad characteristics. She is over the top selfish at the beginning, but she does begin to learn her lesson. Overall, the highlight of this book is the development of the farm. The description and building of the farm is very well described. There are some ups and downs just like starting a small farm would be. The whole family definitely learns together. I'd say this is targeted towards the right age group. I may give it to a third grader that has a good attention span and reading level, whereas seventh grade may be a little old for the book. It definitely fits more with girls than with boys. They will appreciate the "Barn Boot Blues."
Taylor's mother may have lost her mind. After growing up in the city, her parents just decide to purchase a small farm and move to the country. Taylor's mother wants to be a farmer even though Taylor and her father are not fully on board with the idea. But, now they are in the country, and life must go on. Taylor is expected to help out along the farm, so she begins to learn how to do that. To make matters worse, she has to start at a new school smelling like a farm (poop stench included).
My thoughts:
While this is a cute story, I only kind of liked it. There really wasn't anything that really made this book special to me. It was a quick read. Taylor is a good character. She is developed wonderfully with both good and bad characteristics. She is over the top selfish at the beginning, but she does begin to learn her lesson. Overall, the highlight of this book is the development of the farm. The description and building of the farm is very well described. There are some ups and downs just like starting a small farm would be. The whole family definitely learns together. I'd say this is targeted towards the right age group. I may give it to a third grader that has a good attention span and reading level, whereas seventh grade may be a little old for the book. It definitely fits more with girls than with boys. They will appreciate the "Barn Boot Blues."
