My Life as a Book

"I read this book as part of the Teachers As Readers book club at work. It was picked by our reading specialist, who highly recommended it. <br/><br/>I liked this book well enough, though there were some things that did kind of annoy me. For example, I didn't like how obnoxious Derek was. I felt like most of the time he was a little brat that had no discipline and no respect. Also, I felt like some of the illustrated words were a little unnecessary (like the word "friend" for instance) while other words were not illustrated that were less likely to be known by the target audience.<br/><br/>That being said, I do think that middle school aged boys would like this story. The illustrations were fun, and I think that's a good reading strategy for kids. Seeing it applied in a real-life situation is a great way to introduce them to it and shows them how to use it. <br/><br/>I liked the mystery interwoven in the story. It was an interesting choice for this story. It was kind of dark and serious for an otherwise lighthearted book.<br/><br/>All in all, it wasn't a favorite for me, but I can definitely see the appeal for the target audience: young/middle reader boys."