Book Review: The Secret Sisters by Avi
The Secret Sisters by Newberry Medal-Winning Author Avi opens with Ida Bidson on her way to live her biggest dream thus far in her life . . . to go to high school so she can eventually become a teacher. The Roaring Twenties is in it's hey day, and Ida is learning a lot of new things from using a telephone for the first time to seeing her first moving picture to learning how to speak "flapper". But, when she corrects the principal in front of her class, she worries that she may not last long at the high school. A huge thank you to Net Galley and HarperCollins Children's Books for the Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of The Secret Sisters by Avi. Having heard of the author, but having never reading any of his books, I was intrigued by the synopsis of his latest middle grade book and requested to read it. When I was approved, I was absolutely delighted. Although I'm not the target audience, I found The Secret Sisters to be fun and engaging . . . and even education...