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The Return of King Lillian by Suzie Plakson
2.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[The Return of King Lillian] A girl king finds herself despite amnesia.
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WHAT I LIKED
Lillian’s voice is SO UNIQUE! I absolutely loved her archaic spellings, abounding optimism, and general glee! Plakson’s plot choices easily careen this book into a safe haven for difficult moral dilemmas. I loved unending colorful characters (Hank) and objects (the music box)! Lillian’s voice has an amazing balance of showing versus telling her stories. It is easy to tell where the importance lies!
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I want to break this long book down into edible chunks for 5th to 8th grade readers. There are so many adorable episodes as Lillian confides each event to her journal. Plakson has a gift for including just the right amount of challenging vocabulary for this reading level. As it is, there isn’t enough continuity for a mature reader to want to keep going. I would be more likely to read more of Lillian's little adventures if they were reformatted into a series of smaller stories.
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The Return of King Lillians (by Suzie Plakson) ⚡️⚡️2/5
This would easily be a 5/5 if the book was reworked for 5-8th grade!
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BOOK REVIEW
[The Return of King Lillian] A girl king finds herself despite amnesia.
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WHAT I LIKED
Lillian’s voice is SO UNIQUE! I absolutely loved her archaic spellings, abounding optimism, and general glee! Plakson’s plot choices easily careen this book into a safe haven for difficult moral dilemmas. I loved unending colorful characters (Hank) and objects (the music box)! Lillian’s voice has an amazing balance of showing versus telling her stories. It is easy to tell where the importance lies!
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I want to break this long book down into edible chunks for 5th to 8th grade readers. There are so many adorable episodes as Lillian confides each event to her journal. Plakson has a gift for including just the right amount of challenging vocabulary for this reading level. As it is, there isn’t enough continuity for a mature reader to want to keep going. I would be more likely to read more of Lillian's little adventures if they were reformatted into a series of smaller stories.
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The Return of King Lillians (by Suzie Plakson) ⚡️⚡️2/5
This would easily be a 5/5 if the book was reworked for 5-8th grade!
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