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Reviewer: Je’Kyah

Age: 15

I like: Playing softball, cheerleading, eating Chinese food and watching movies.

This book was about: A girl, Carly, and how she adjusted to her little sister growing up and their experience in high school together. It’s also about how she learned she was a lot closer to her friend Roger than she thought she’d be.

The best part was when: Anna conquered her fear of the high dive and Carly realized she wanted to be more than friends with Roger and they kissed in the pool.

I laughed when: Tracy, the babysitter, left Carly and Vonzelle at the hardware store and they had to walk home.

I was worried when: Carly couldn’t find Anna after they had a fight.

I was surprised that: Anna got drunk at the party and their parents didn’t figure out they had a party in the house. Also when their dad started crying after he talked to Carly about her Beverly Hillbillies video.

This book taught me: Why having a good relationship with your sister is important.

Other kids reading this book should watch for: Roger’s subtle hints toward Carly throughout the book.

Three words that best describe this book are: Funny, realistic, a good read.

Dandi Daley Mackall’s young-adult novel My Boyfriends’ Dogs (Hardcover from Dutton, 2010. Paperback from Speak, 2011) has a beginning that’s hard to ignore.

Bailey Daley walks into a late-night diner soaked to the skin from a sudden rainstorm. She’s wearing a prom dress, sporting a disaster of a hairstyle and missing her prom date. She does have three dogs with her, however – Adam, Eve and Shirley.

Louie, the diner’s owner, senses that Bailey has a story to tell. And with a little encouragement, Bailey is soon filling Louie and the other diner staff and patrons in what got her into this unusual situation.

It turns out that each of the dogs originally belonged to one of Bailey’s former boyfriends. When each relationship ended, Bailey was left holding the leash. Not that she minded. In fact, she sometimes wished her boyfriends could have been more like their dogs.

Is Bailey content to have canine love for the rest of her life? Or is there a guy who might live up to the high standards set by man’s best friend?

Let’s hear from today’s guest reviewer Je’Kyah.

Our reviewer: Je’Kyah

Age: 14

Things I like to do: Swimming, dancing, singing, socializing

This book was about: A girl and her journey to find true love.

The best part was when: At the end of the book when she realizes Colt was actually Goofy and they’d met before.

I smiled when: When Bailey, her friend Amber and her Mom dance to “Jeremiah the Bullfrog” at the senior prom.

I was worried when: Bailey thought her second boyfriend, Mitch, was the perfect guy for her.

I was surprised when: When Rune (from the diner) decided to get his little boys a dog.

This book taught me: Anything can happen and to not get too caught up in the small details of life.

Three words to describe this book are: “Fantastic.” “Well-written.” “Addictive.”

Other kids reading this book should watch for: The details about what Bailey’s friend Amber thinks, because she turns out to be right all the time.