About:
Susannah Maya Logan is not having a good day. She doesn't want to go to her best friend, Lola's sleepover. Susannah thinks the house is big and spooky, not to mention the ghost that is said to live there. Lola's big brother, Kai, loves to tease Susannah with scary stories.
Throughout her day, she sees people deal with things that scare them. Her sight-impaired friend, Macy, is terrified of unicorns, of all things. She sees a boy at a party who's frightened of clowns. Her teacher is afraid of getting a cold. Susannah realizes everybody is scared of something. She wishes she was more like Lola, who is not afraid of anything, or so it seems.
Susannah discovers people have different ideas of what is scary and what is not, and only they can determine the difference.
Join Susannah as she learns to confront her fears and not let her imagination prevent her from having fun.
My review:
This is the second book in the "Oh, Susannah" series of books. In this book, Susannah has to come face to face with here fears of the dark, creaky houses, and ghost. She learns that no matter who you are or what your age, people have a fear of something. She learns that how you can overcome that fear is best for you so that you can move forward. Susannah also finds out that if you "fear" something it may not mean that you are really scared but using it as a term of something unknown.
I enjoyed reading this second book. I like that this series has continued on with topics that kids seem to face everyday and that it is simply okay to discuss them with adults to get through them. Although there were only a few fears addressed in this book, it pointed out that different people, kids and adults alike, do not always have the same fears.
The only thing I missed here is that the cover, although cute, did not seem to match the book itself. I kept this book to read and review in October because it seemed like it would be a slightly scarier book (and maybe how to deal with that) or at least about Halloween. I saw pumpkins and ghosts on the cover! The only connection to Halloween was it was mentioned off handedly and not even as one of the fears (except for ghosts). Hmm...? Maybe that was the intentioned thought process but in the end, got dropped. In any case, not a deal breaker for me.
Overall, even with the above noted, I still have to give the book 5 pumpkins and a high 5 for all the characters who courageously faced their fears head on.
~Michelle
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author. The views expressed here are 100% my own and may differ from yours.
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