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Title: Characters not believable, very negative
Review: The title is misleadingly upbeat. This very negative book has characters that our whole family could neither believe or support. Ida B, the main character, does virtually nothing to maximize fun or save the world. As a homeschooled girl, she is sent to 4th grade in public school and apparently knows no other children. She starts out withdrawn, then becomes antagonistic, and finds a weak "redemption" very late in the book. The setting is Wisconsin, but all the characters use language more like Tennessee. She continually refers to "my heart" - about every third sentence.I don't know what kind of childhood the author had, but I hope there are no real children like Ida B. If this is at all realistic, it is a good argument against home schooling.
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