The Luckiest Girl (An Avon Camelot Book) Review

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The Luckiest Girl (An Avon Camelot Book) ReviewBeverly Cleary rightfully occupies the pedestal of supreme excellence; her books were my girlhood favorites (I'm 49) and my daughter's girlhood favorites (she's 14). Beverly Cleary's characters are more real to me than some people, along with Elizabeth Enright's Melendys and Eleanor Estes' Moffats. No one writes books like these anymore...a tragedy! Like many Beverly Cleary fans, I'm sure, I remember all of her books vividly, and though I'm a library mom all the way, I actually BUY Beverly Cleary books because I want to own them for all time. But this one fell a bit short. First, it's so dated, unusual because her books mostly transcend time. The dialogue sounds so stilted, maybe because there are precious few contractions used. Has our speech really become that much more casual? Also, I agree with the reviewer who observed that Shelley Latham's experiences are a bit too perfect. New girl... instantly popular...snags the coolest guy in school...it seems like such a cliched and dated definition of success/happiness. My daughter told me, though, that girls still become popular through the boys they attract...guess we haven't come that far after all! I noticed also that most of the kids reviewing this book gave it glowing 5-star reactions, which makes me think girls today probably long for a more innocent, more civil time, when they weren't expected to be sexualized by 5th grade (chiefly by the media's relentless bombardment). I still felt like Shelley, Philip, Hartley, etc. were very real people, just antiquated and living in a world long gone, whereas Jane, Stan, Marcy, etc. from "Fifteen" seem to ring more true even today. Oh well, like all Beverly Cleary books, this one had me looking forward to reading each night, and I finished it this morning when I should have been cleaning the bathrooms! The master still retains her magic touch, even if a bit off kilter in "The Luckiest Girl."The Luckiest Girl (An Avon Camelot Book) Overview

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