Fearing,
Mark The Great Thanksgiving Escape 32 pgs. Candlewick, 2014.
$15.99 Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G Violence: G. PICTURE
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Gavin doesn’t
care much for his family Thanksgiving. He is usually stuck with the babies but
that’s better than the Zombie teenagers. He and his cousin Rhonda decide to try
to escape outside to play, but its harder than it looks. Will they be able to
get past the pinchy cuddly Aunts and the guard dogs?
I could
be mistaken, but don’t most kids have fun at Thanksgiving family dinners?
(younger than teenager anyway). Although this is a fun adventure and I think
students will enjoy it, I do hate to introduce the concept that kids should be
bored and that the event is like a jail they are trying to escape from. The illustrations are dark and ominous, kind
of gross, but it actually works well for this plot.
EL (K-3)
-OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary
School Librarian & Author.
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