i think this book was realy intresting. overall this book kept you real hooked while reading it. the author had wroten a lot of books ,so she had a lot of expierence writing this other book.reading this book got me to have a lot of connections. my first connection was when ruby's and flora's parents died.it reminded me when my uncle left to live in chicago.the first thing it helped me understand are the similaraties with ruby,flora,and me.the second thing it helped me understand is ruby's and flora's feelings. the second connection was when ruby and flora moved to live from place to place.it reminded me when i went for vacation to chicago and when i haded to come back i was sad because i had to leave chicago.the first thing it helped me understand was that when you get to stay in places you get used to them ,so when you have to leave it you get sad.the second thing it helped me understand is what places were special for ruby and flora. the third connection i had was when flora and ruby got a treat when they were sad ,so they got happy.it reminded me when i got a treat when i was leaving from chicago ,so it also got me happy.the first thing it got me to understand is with what things ruby and flora could get happy with.the second thing it helped me understand is the personality of ruby and flora. the lesson i got was to be brave whatever happens never give up because yo could get a new life.
I really enjoyed this story. The first in a series about sisters who lose their parents in an accident and move to live with their grandmother (in the same house their mother grew up in). I enjoyed the characters and the small town setting. This is probably definitely a book for girls and while it is a great book for children who have lost a loved one I think it would appeal to lots of girls in general. Fans of the babysitters club (or any books that center on a group of friends) would especially enjoy them.I marked a passage in the book because I enjoyed it so much, especially after recently losing my own mother. " For the next few hours, as she laid out her pattern and pinned and cut out the pieces and began stitching her dress, she felt her mother by her side, heard her reminders, her encouragement, too, and the day passed more quickly and pleasantly than any had in a long time."
I read this one in an hour or so at Barnes & Noble's, out of curiosity. This is the first book in Ann M. Martin's new series about two sisters who, after their parents' death, move to a small town called Camden Falls, where their grandma lives and runs a sewing shop called Needle and Thread. This book served as an introduction to the characters and the places. I wanted to like it, because it seemed like an innocent little book with good intentions. It is a little boring though. The two sisters meet two new friends, one of whom is from "the wrong side of town". The entire book is rather PC and somewhat awkward, with the author describing Main Street(where the girls live) as a "human rainbow". It's all rather harmless, but rather substance-less as well.
—Helene
Ann M. Martin was my favorite childhood author and I devoured her Baby-Sitters Club series. That being said, I am terribly disappointed in this book. Where to begin? Two orphan sisters go to live with their grandmother, Min. Min got her name for always being so busy, she'd answer, "In a minute!" to anyone's request for something, including her granddaughters' requests to pay attention to them. Great lady, that Min. (Really she is, so Martin could have given her a normal grandmotherly name or had
—Vicky
I don't know...I guess I just expected more from Ann. Having grown up on the Baby-Sitters Club books,I was really looking forward to her new series. However, it was very...slow...the story didn't pick up until more than half-way through, and even then, it wasn't thrilling. Also, the characters did nothing for me. I remember the BSC girls being so COOL. Stacey with her NYC chic style and Claudia with her funky, artsy style, Dawn the surfer, Kristy the tomboy, Maryann the goody two shoes....but in this book it's more like, Ruby the whiner, Olivia the brat, Flora the crank...I dunno...I doubt I'll read any more. (and I don't see my students flocking to this series...)
—Jessica
