“When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue and orange with lavender spots?” Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic
Grades 2-3
Review and Thoughts
“There is absolutely nothing common about Clementine.” This is a testimony given by Clementine’s parents, and the reader will surely agree with them after reading about one week in her life. Clementine is an extraordinary girl, although some may say she is a bit peculiar. She has a lot of ideas and impressions about things bouncing around in her head, and the reader is allowed to observe them as they develop. They provide a good idea of who this young whirlwind of a girl is. She says, “Spectacular ideas are always sproinging up in my brain.” I have to “grab them fast or else they get bored and bounce away.” These notions often lead to dilemmas that become more and more complicated, and the consequences of her actions are not what Clementine thinks about until she meets them face to face. Continue reading A Third Grader Extraordinaire: A Review of ‘Clementine’