I must say, I enjoyed reading
McKenna far more than I enjoyed reading
Chrissa (which surprised me, since both are written by
Mary Casanova).
McKenna is usually a good student, but she's not quite sure what to do
when her grades begin to slip and she finds that she just can't keep
up. She is finally assigned a tutor but doesn't know how to react when
she finds out her new tutor is in a wheelchair. On top of this, McKenna
is practicing her gymnastics routine in hopes of joining a competitive
team- but what will happen when she gets injured? I liked that this
book compacted quite a bit in a short amount of time. McKenna learns
how to better manage her school work with the rest of her life, how to
accept people that are different from her and how even when you work
hard, things don't always go as planned. I felt that this book is what
American Girl
should be about- learning about the world around you and becoming a
better person for it. I think McKenna is a wonderful role model for
young girls (and really wish that there were more than two in the
series). Out of the "
Girl of the Year" books I have read so far, this is
the one I recommend the most!
Happy Reading!
-Melly
