Youth Fiction - 3.5 stars
Megan's visit to the media center on Wednesday produced a book that I wouldn't have expected. She read it in 2 nights and said that I should really read it, so we kept it for the weekend. I am so glad she talked me into reading it. Definitely for the 4th-5th grade crowd, Doing Time Online is the story of Mitch, a good kid who has made the bad choice of hanging out with the wrong person. As a result, he gets caught up in some questionable behavior, and his dad signs him up for a program at the police department in which juveniles communicate online with nursing home residents. This book takes a strong moral stance, and its main point, facing your problems and then moving on, is exemplified throughout. Megan thoroughly enjoyed the book, mainly because of its humor, but also because the main character shows two very important characteristics, kindness and mercy. It sparked some interesting dinner-table discussions that day. Megan and I highly recommend it.
