They were definitely present, and yet they weren’t set into stereotypes. The adults – I really liked the way adults were handled in this book. Yes, she had a few moments of grumbling when something in particular happened that I won’t reveal, but she understood what was most important, and I really liked that about her.ĥ. The friendship – Kara may have stumbled in the romance area, but she really got the friendship part right. And hey, this is middle school romance, where everything is awkward and confusing and hard to define.Ĥ. It was still fun to watch her stumble through and figure out how to get to that point. The romance – I pretty much knew from the beginning who Kara would end up with, but that was okay. I wonder how many readers might try this now …ģ. It was a sneaky way to slip in something educational in a way that would be interesting to a middle school girl. The scientific method – I loved the way Kara organized her boyfriend search as a science project, including modifying her hypothesis and her research methods when they didn’t return the results she expected. Which it isn’t.”Īh, to be twelve, when everything is the end of the world!Ģ. Well, I have no choice unless you consider being a lifelong boyfriendless social outcast destined to die alone a choice. “I am starting this experiment because I have no choice. Sorry, Mom! Anyway, here’s a sample from the opening paragraph: I don’t remember this, but my mom loves to tell this story about me making her walk behind me in the mall. The voice – It is so spot on! Now, I know not every twelve-year-old is a drama queen, but a lot of them are.
Still, if Kara’s research leads her to the right boy, everything may just be worth it…ġ.
Plus, Kara has to deal with mean girls, her slightly spacey BFF, and some surprising uses for duct tape. Soon there are secrets, lies, and an embarrassing incident in the boy’s bathroom.
She’s going to take notes on all of the boys in her grade (and a few elsewhere) in order to answer a seemingly simple question: How can she get a boyfriend?īut Kara’s project turns out to be a lot more complicated than she imagined. Wildly creative seventh grader, Kara McAllister, just had her best idea yet. Here’s the description for THE BOY PROJECT. Kinard was actually promoting her second book, but as I hadn’t read the first in the series, I had to read it first and found it thoroughly delightful. Mason & filed under Middle Grade Review, Reviews.Ī couple of weeks ago I read a post on humor by author Kami Kinard and promptly requested three of the books referenced in her post.
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