I received this as a digital (Kindle) copy from NetGalley. I had requested it because I remembered watching Punky Brewster back in the day, but I coulI received this as a digital (Kindle) copy from NetGalley. I had requested it because I remembered watching Punky Brewster back in the day, but I couldn't remember much about it, and figured this might give my memory a boost while at the same time being a reboot of a classic.
Well, I was half right.
I still don't remember much from the old show (maybe if I get time I'll check YouTube), but this was a definite reboot, what with mentions of digital photography and computer files... I just wish it had been easier to read.
I really liked this one, though I thought it ended a bit abruptly (hence the 4-star rating). It is a quick read, but one that will stay with you a litI really liked this one, though I thought it ended a bit abruptly (hence the 4-star rating). It is a quick read, but one that will stay with you a little after reading. And with my own background in Psychology, I was able to recall symptoms of aphasia and mental breakdown, and enjoyed the realistic representation of a sufferer of both.
Frances is a dedicated mother, loving wife, and hard worker. Stuck in a life that has ceased to value her, or worry itself with her needs, she is left simply going through the motions. When she winds up hospitalized, her family gathers, frightened, but unable to care for her the way she has been caring for them.
A cute story about a little girl and her giant pumpkin and the people of her town that are willing to stop everything in order to help her.
This is a gA cute story about a little girl and her giant pumpkin and the people of her town that are willing to stop everything in order to help her.
This is a great kids' book, beautifully illustrated, and it falls squarely into a 4.5 star rating, but since I got it for free on my Kindle, I gave it the full 5.
This was, in a word, terrible. Most of the story was difficult to follow, and when I went to look it up on Amazon to rate it, I could no longer find iThis was, in a word, terrible. Most of the story was difficult to follow, and when I went to look it up on Amazon to rate it, I could no longer find it. I guess the author thought better of this and took it down, but don't think you're missing anything here.
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