The Children’s Spot
A snapshot review of a book related to the Non-fiction Feature
Also in this Monthly Bulletin:
The Non-fiction Feature: Quiet by Susan Cain
The Product Spot: Personality tests
The Pithy Take
Carol Weston’s insightful book about sisterhood–centering on outgoing fifth grader Ava and shy eighth grader Pip–takes a peek into what sisters think about each other, especially when one is clearly introverted and one is clearly extroverted.
Ava hopes to help her socially averse sister, but each step brings her into a deeper and muddier mess. Weston, with a very kind hand, shows that children, whether introverted or extroverted, need help navigating social complexities at school and at home.
Well, sometimes I wish I could take a hammer and break Pip’s “shell” into a million zillion pieces…What if she grows up to be a sore loser quitter with no friends and a hundred cats and only me to talk to?…I know Pip isn’t shy on purpose, but it still gets me mad.
Ava and Pip
Author: Carol Weston
Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers
224 pages | 2015
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