Gingersnap Audiobook

" I really would have liked a little more background on the voice Jayna hears that propels her forward on her life-defining journey. "

" I had a hard time fitting the ghost into the story. I undertand that the ghost had a role to play in Jayna's life. It just felt a little disjointed for the ghost to appear without much warning. Still, a nice story about family, loss of parents, and looking for a place to call home. "

" Read for fourth grade book club. I don't know if this was just TOO young for me, but I really didn't quite get the point - NOTHING new or fresh, in my opinion. "

" This a cute little story. I'm glad I chose to listen to it on my iPod it might have gotten a bit long in the middle. Over all I thought it a good work by Giff "

" A nice story and a quick read about a girl trying to find her family after her brother leaves for WWII. Nothing terribly special, though. "

" Once again, Mrs Giff makes me want to live in Brooklyn-- at least in the 1940s. ;) I'm not sure if the "ghost" element of the story works all that well for me, but it was an enjoyable read. "

" Cute little children's book. I think the ghost was Jayna's way of dealing with her situation. I would have liked to review this book with a child to see what they thought. It would be a good book to discuss difficult "consequences of war" issues with a child. "

" Read for 4th-grade mother-daughter book group. It has a decent plot and characters, but it just felt somewhat empty to me, lacking substance, etc. I wanted more. "

" This is a sweet historical fiction story. Great for young readers. I love the quiet presence of the turtle in the story. "

" It was a very cute story! "

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" AR 3.8 "

" I thought the cover was less than thrilling for kids, but I was willing to give it a try. After a slow start I really got into it and read straight through to the end because I liked it. "

" While I liked the book well enough I wasn't bowled over by it. Characters are fine. Storyline was fine. It was just that - fine. The subject matter, WWII, is not going to appeal to those looking for ghost stories and the ghost portion of it might not appeal to the history buff so just - eh. "

" world war ii separates a young girl from her older brother and guardian. kind strangers take care of her until he returns. sweet and short story. "