How to Build a House Audiobook

" Oh, teen drama, how I love thee... "

" Read this one in less than a day...easy, quick, enjoyable read. It's by the same author of A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life, which I definitely need to read! "

" I kind of felt the book didn't live up to its full potential. I was so excited to read it - a group of teenagers coming together virtually in the middle of nowhere to build a house for a family that lost theirs. I was looking forward to something like an action-packed adventure: maybe a couple of tornadoes and the long journey of building a house from start to finish. I don't know how to describe it - I just felt there were so many story lines left untouched. I didn't like how half the book was Harper at home, in the past, and the other in the present. I liked the book, but it didn't live up to my expectations. "

" A very good quick read! I enjoyed this book...couldn't put it down! "

" Though the storyline isn't gripping and exciting, How To Build a House is true and tender. I loved every page of it. "

" I found this character a bit preachy and pretentious. I also was pretty appalled that there was some blatant transphobic language towards the end of the book, especially since this is a YA book and since it was irrelevant to the plot. "

" A book about the complications of a divorce-filled society. The only trouble I had with the book is that the main character's passion was the planet and saving it which did not read as authentic. The rest of the emotions were authentic-feeling. "

" How to Build a House is narrated by a teenage girl who is running away from a messy divorce. She's volunteering her summer to build a house. The book well written and is a fast read. "

" Man I wish you could give 1/2 stars! :) I'd like to give this book 3.5 stars. See my comment for more. "

" This is my second novel by Dana Reinhardt this week, and I am impressed by what I've read so far. In "How to Build a House," Harper's voice is true and her story is compelling. The metaphor of constructing a house runs throughout (fitting considering the title), which I liked. "

" I don't understand why all the librarians love this book.... Oh well... Not really recommended. The way she separated past from present was inventive though. I just didn't connect with the characters and I didn't think they were developed too much. "

" This book is marketed for Young Adults--however, this old adult found it endearing and enlightening. The dialogue is very real--worth reading by all age groups. "

" I'm not sure why I picked up this young adult book- perhaps a review in the paper. Interesting, but not one that I would particularly recommend to young adult readers. "

" Things that were unnecessary: Gabriel, Teddy. It was poised to be such a good story about volunteer work, until it was ruined by silly relationship nonsense. "

" this book was bad, just plain old bad. "

" I liked this book. It definitely grew on me as I read. I liked the back story with the step-family, and enjoyed the Habitat for Humanity stuff. It moved a bit too slowly at first, and I really didn't care about the dating subplot. "

" Kind of a fun story of some teens who volunteered to spend their summer building a home for a family who lost theirs to a tornado. Friendship and a little romance. Just a nice story. "

" Nicely written story of a girl whose home is destroyed by divorce who goes to build a home for tornado victims and learns to rebuild her own life. "

" I was feeling nostalgic for this book and decided to listen to it for a re-read. I love this book. Harper and I are essentially the same person, and I feel like this was written especially for me. Love that about books! "

" Though the storyline isn't gripping and exciting, How To Build a House is true and tender. I loved every page of it. "

" This book was outstanding. It is an old YA version of "Bloomability." "

" A very good quick read! I enjoyed this book...couldn't put it down! "

" This author is a really good writer! I have to pick up more of her books. "

" Reviewed for a high school literary circle. The characters, plots, realness and feel of the book is something that I thought our students could relate to. Quick read, written in a style for teenagers. Currently have 10 copies that will be used by a sophomore class. "