The Year of the Book: A Tender Story About Discovering True Friendship for Kids (Ages 6-9) (An Anna Wang novel, 1)

I really adored the year of the book. In case anybody is reading this, My School has a special way of writing book reviews. I will write one now! Are you a person that likes reading about School? Well then you MUST read the year of the book. Anna wang is beginning fourth grade and she loves books. Her fiends and family has on and offs of nice and mean and it drives Anna plain CRAZY! Her fourth grade experience is a tough one indeed. She makes good friends and is Chinese. Will Anna ever have a peaceful moment in her life? Find out in The Year Of The Book. I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Elegant prose and delightful characters make this book the perfect quick read for kids and adults. A great story, too!

Arrived in a timely manner . Brand new books , no defects , no bent edges . Great purchase . Highly recommend.

Anna does not seem to have a lot in common with the other girls in school. Her mother is a housekeeper, which she doesn’t openly talk about. She goes to a Chinese language school during the weekends. Also, she just lost her friend, Laura, to a mean girls clique. She dives into reading—books are entertainment and information, and they stave off the loneliness. When Laura is going through a horrible time with family, Anna becomes closer to her. This is the part of the story I felt mixed about. I understood that Laura needed someone's support and that the two girls were affable with each other, but on the other hand I felt Anna was being used since Laura didn’t turn to her new friends, whom she had dumped Anna for. Maybe Laura could have been the new girl or a fellow introvert—something else that caused her to lean on Anna. Still, this is realistic and the author does give dimension to Laura and the mean girls. Other than that, I really enjoyed this story. I liked the diversity and reading about Chinese and Chinese-American culture. Aspects of Anna’s life become better and stronger as the story progresses. I loved her character and will look into reading the other “Year Of” books by the author.

I bough this as a book club read. IT was perfect. Its suggested for 4th graders but I used it with VERY advanced 5-6 year olds. They loved it...especially the Chinese. The book came as described and in a timely manner

Great series that introduces other cultures and relationship dynamics to young readers. My 9 yo loved this whole series! The variety of topics in each booj made it so interesting and my child enjoyed following the age progression of characters.

It had a good story about how a girl loved to read and stayed in her own little world. Reading is great, but you still have to learn to be social, which is a good lesson to learn from this book.

my 3rd grade daughter loved this book, the girls and the story line was fun and cute. My daughter loved reading so much the first time she read it again. A great read book for the summer reading list [well done]. a definite buy

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