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My daughter like this series

Daughter loved this book. Nice graphics and story.

I love Kayla Miller graphic novels. The main character, Olive is 11-12 and goes through many situations that are common to kids her age. I usually find the development of stories quite smart. In this one though, I have trouble understanding what the author is trying to tell. Olive gets a smartphone and spends a good part of her spring break comparing herself to what she sees her friends are posting online. It sounds a clear enough story about the effects of social media but there are other elements in the story that seem to contradict that and make it confusing. I think the average 10-12 year old reader would miss the point entirely. The last pages of the book are some advice regarding smartphones in the line of “Don’t compare yourself to others”. That to a 12 year old is like telling “Don’t be sad” to someone depressed. Well, if it is a cautionary tale about social media, it is kind of a miss.

This series is my daughter's favourite. She has finished 6 and only one left out of 7.

My daughter loves these books she relates to stuff in the series. Always great delivery service also