My Thoughts: This book was one of those feel good sweet reads! We meet Annika who loves her brother so much that she will do anything for him! She went and stood in line just to get a Teen Robin Hood action figure than come to find out her brother would rather meet the real one! Her brother is ill and she wants him to have what he wants. But most of all, she wants him to get better!!! So Annika drives to the studio where Robin Hood aka Steve works and tries to convince him to come home with her to meet Jeremy. She meets Steve and I basically laughed out loud, you will have to read it to know what I'm talking about. But she has to find a way to convince him to come home with her so she starts doing all kinds of crazy things to get in to meet him. This is the kind of book we will all enjoy. You know if you had the chance to meet a celebrity you'd take it even if it was for a sibling. And to come to find out the celebrity is actually pretty hot! This was such a cute and enjoyable read. Its laugh out loud funny and sad at times you will want to cry.
Overall: Funny, sad, tears, laughter. Cute book!
Overall: Funny, sad, tears, laughter. Cute book!
This book is an adventure. When one very sick boy wishes to meet Robin Hood, it's his sister's goal to make that wish come true.
Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com
With an uncanny ability for reading other people and the force of a charming personality, seventeen-year-old Annika Truman is used to getting her way.
Heading out to the day-after-Thanksgiving sales, Annika wants nothing more than to return home with a Talking Teen Robin Hood for her cancer-stricken little brother, Jeremy. But the six-year-old throws her a curveball when he reveals that his heart's desire is for the "real" Teen Robin Hood, from the shows they watch on television, to pay him a visit.
Determined to give her little brother his wish, Annika hits the Internet looking for a way to contact the show's nineteen-year-old star, Steve Raleigh.
When the traditional methods fail, Annika drives from Nevada to Burbank, California, where The Adventures of Teen Robin Hood is filmed. With her best friend, Madison, in tow, the girls hatch a plan they hope will convince the young star to help Annika grant Jeremy's wish.
The idea of two young girls successfully sneaking onto a high-profile studio lot requires serious reader suspension of belief, no doubt. Through the strength of Annika's characterization and the loving relationship she shares with Jeremy, though, Ms. Rallison gives the reader a chance to abandon the cynicism of reality in favor of a world where wishes really can come true.
With an uncanny ability for reading other people and the force of a charming personality, seventeen-year-old Annika Truman is used to getting her way.
Heading out to the day-after-Thanksgiving sales, Annika wants nothing more than to return home with a Talking Teen Robin Hood for her cancer-stricken little brother, Jeremy. But the six-year-old throws her a curveball when he reveals that his heart's desire is for the "real" Teen Robin Hood, from the shows they watch on television, to pay him a visit.
Determined to give her little brother his wish, Annika hits the Internet looking for a way to contact the show's nineteen-year-old star, Steve Raleigh.
When the traditional methods fail, Annika drives from Nevada to Burbank, California, where The Adventures of Teen Robin Hood is filmed. With her best friend, Madison, in tow, the girls hatch a plan they hope will convince the young star to help Annika grant Jeremy's wish.
The idea of two young girls successfully sneaking onto a high-profile studio lot requires serious reader suspension of belief, no doubt. Through the strength of Annika's characterization and the loving relationship she shares with Jeremy, though, Ms. Rallison gives the reader a chance to abandon the cynicism of reality in favor of a world where wishes really can come true.
