"This is a sentimental book and has my whole heart." [Katie note: keep the Kleenex handy.]
#iLoveMG is my continuing series where I share middle grade books recommended by my fifth graders. (Please note that my fifth graders read a wide variety of books across a wide variety of genres, levels, and topics. Do not think that these books are "only" for fifth graders.) For younger readers, #3rdfor3rd for recommendations from when I taught third grade.
My book is Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary Schmidt, and the genre is realistic fiction. The book is about a boy named Carter Jones, and on the first day of school, a butler knocks on the door. Turns out, his father, who's in war, sent a butler. The butler quickly helps the Jones family clean up the house and takes them to school in a shiny purple S.U.V. Carter must now figure out how to navigate the complex world of middle school without his father, and with this new strange man in his life, all while dealing with the grief and anger from his past.
Pay Attention, Carter Jones
Recommended by Anonymous
This is a sentimental book and has my whole heart. It’s engaging and will never bore the reader and its warmth will reach out to all of its readers. You’ll find yourself cheering on Carter as he slowly opens to the butler and figure his way through middle school. I love it and rate 11/10!
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