SRP Book Reviews #19 and #20
Joy School 208 pages
True to Form 214 pages
Both by Elizabeth Berg
In these novels, Berg brings back Katie, the adolescent army brat from Durable Goods .
As Joy School opens, Katie is just getting settled in in Missouri, where she was headed at the end of Durable Goods. Katie makes a couple of new friends, and develops a serious crush on the manager of the gas station near her house. Cherylanne, her friend from Texas, makes an appearance on a holiday visit, and in a series of hilarious letters including life and beauty advice.
True to Form follows Katie over the next summer, through a recurring babysitting job, and a job helping an elderly neighbor with his invalid wife. She is admitted, with a scholarship, to a swanky private girls' school, and is temporarily seduced by the idea of fitting in with this new set of glamorous, popular girls. Cherylanne is present in this book, too, in person and through letters.
Katie's books are written in the first person, and I just love her voice. She is funny, and I can tell that Elizabeth Berg remembers so well what it is like to be 13. Although I could see Katie's mistakes coming and wanted to warn her, I could totally understand why she did everything she did.
Joy School 208 pages
True to Form 214 pages
Both by Elizabeth Berg
In these novels, Berg brings back Katie, the adolescent army brat from Durable Goods .
As Joy School opens, Katie is just getting settled in in Missouri, where she was headed at the end of Durable Goods. Katie makes a couple of new friends, and develops a serious crush on the manager of the gas station near her house. Cherylanne, her friend from Texas, makes an appearance on a holiday visit, and in a series of hilarious letters including life and beauty advice.
True to Form follows Katie over the next summer, through a recurring babysitting job, and a job helping an elderly neighbor with his invalid wife. She is admitted, with a scholarship, to a swanky private girls' school, and is temporarily seduced by the idea of fitting in with this new set of glamorous, popular girls. Cherylanne is present in this book, too, in person and through letters.
Katie's books are written in the first person, and I just love her voice. She is funny, and I can tell that Elizabeth Berg remembers so well what it is like to be 13. Although I could see Katie's mistakes coming and wanted to warn her, I could totally understand why she did everything she did.
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