The Absolute Value of Mike Audiobook

" A very quirky and thoroughly enjoyable read! "

" I really liked this book, and Dyscalculia is a disability that many don't really know about or just forget, I really liked this book I really recommend it to anyone. "

" Absolutely loved this YA book. It's sweet and quirky and kind. Read if you need a little boost, even if you don't have a YA around the house. "

" I absolutely loved this book! Kathryn Erskine is a fabulous writer! "

" Hmmmm, this is a good a parent can love. All issues are resolved in the end with love success and fanfare. "

" A heart-warming story "

" Awesome! Mike gets the opportunity to discover how valuable he is. "

" I thought it was a pretty good boom with a good story. It could've had a better ending. "

" Brent is reading "

" Quirky and hopeful, but missing something to make it truly great. "

" I really enjoyed this book! It teaches everybody so many great lessons! Nice and cute read! "

" Well it was kind of boring but everything came together real nicely at the end I thought that was sweet. "

" I read the Advance Review Copy from San Diego ALA conference. Erskine has a lovely light touch with kids' issues. This one is quirkier than her others, characters are fun and kids will enjoy it. "

" I was prepared to love this book after having read the excellent Mockingbird, but I'm sorry to say I didn't. It was an interesting premise, but Erskine strained credulity too many times to recommend it to my students enthusiastically. "

" Very funny book about a boy spending the summer with his great-aunt and uncle in a rural Pennsylvania town. Great choice for middle-schoolers--especially the boys, but girls will like it as well. "

" Good book, very funny and touching. "

" Very funny book about a boy spending the summer with his great-aunt and uncle in a rural Pennsylvania town. Great choice for middle-schoolers--especially the boys, but girls will like it as well. "

" Funny and sad at the same time. I enjoyed spending time with the characters in this book and really felt for Mike. "

" This book had great characters. The storyline was a little far fetched but I went with it. Overall it was a cute book with lots of potential but the ending seemed rushed and weak. "

" Nice enough I guess, but not really what I was hoping for. I think there were too many characters with too many similar coping issues. "

" This was a bit of a disappointment after Erskine's last book Mockingbird. It just didn't ring true, and the eccentric cast of characters was pretty 2-dimensional. There were lots of clever devices in use, but they felt like just that - clever devices. Meh. "

" I listened to the Recorded Books cds and there were several times I laughed out loud. Very funny and the reader for this book was absolutely excellent!!! "

" Eh, this book was okay. The kid refers to his depressed dad as an "idiot" several times; that was rude. Mike is a cute boy though, and a typical teen thinking he knows better than adults. It was just an okay read :P "

" Quirky and hopeful, but missing something to make it truly great. "

" Good story about a guy who discovers his own strengths organizing fund raising (and more) in a small town. I was a little disappointed in the abrupt ending though. I wished we'd had a bit more closure. I knew things were going to turn out ok, but I would have liked to read that too. C+ "

" Loved every little quirk, but disagree that it made for lighter reading than mockingbird. "

" I read the Advance Review Copy from San Diego ALA conference. Erskine has a lovely light touch with kids' issues. This one is quirkier than her others, characters are fun and kids will enjoy it. "