Review of The Game
Posted: 25 Nov 2021, 04:43
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Game" by Molly Perry.]
The Game by Molly Perry is about three children: Jimmy, Jamal, and Lilly. Jimmy and Lilly’s father is building a children’s museum and is in desperate need of money. As he prepares to go to a meeting to beg for a loan, Jimmy asks to see a donated board game so that he can show it to his friend and sister. His father agrees and pulls out a box, admonishing them to be careful. Then he leaves to attend his meeting.
Left to their own devices, Jimmy insists they play the board game and, in the process, discover several oddities about it. One such is a card instructing them to go to an antique store to collect an inheritance. Lilly and Jamal are astonished when Jimmy insists that they go to the actual store in town. From there, they find themselves on an unbelievable adventure where they discover facts about themselves that they didn’t know.
For me, this book was an interesting take on an adventure suitable to young readers’ minds. It had several good messages to pass along, such as the fact that we all have hidden strengths and that good should persevere over bad. The illustrations were also quite cute and eye-catching.
I did notice several punctuation and formatting errors during my read, and that distracted me somewhat from my reading pleasure. I do believe this book has been edited, but it needs to be gone over by a proofreader to tidy it up. If these errors were not present, I would have rated this book full starred despite my slight complaints about it.
As a result, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I also found it difficult to suspend my disbelief when an adult so easily accepted such a wild story coming from young children, especially an adventure so fantastical as the one told by Jimmy, Jamal, and Lilly. That erased some of the enjoyment I was finding during my read.
As for the audience for this book, I believe it would be best suited for seven- to twelve-year-old children. The characters are young, but not too young, so I think this age group would best relate. There was no questionable content such as profanity or erotic content to concern parents considering this book for their children. Though I am fairly certain of the best age range for readers of this story, other readers would most likely benefit from the messages present as well.
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The Game
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The Game by Molly Perry is about three children: Jimmy, Jamal, and Lilly. Jimmy and Lilly’s father is building a children’s museum and is in desperate need of money. As he prepares to go to a meeting to beg for a loan, Jimmy asks to see a donated board game so that he can show it to his friend and sister. His father agrees and pulls out a box, admonishing them to be careful. Then he leaves to attend his meeting.
Left to their own devices, Jimmy insists they play the board game and, in the process, discover several oddities about it. One such is a card instructing them to go to an antique store to collect an inheritance. Lilly and Jamal are astonished when Jimmy insists that they go to the actual store in town. From there, they find themselves on an unbelievable adventure where they discover facts about themselves that they didn’t know.
For me, this book was an interesting take on an adventure suitable to young readers’ minds. It had several good messages to pass along, such as the fact that we all have hidden strengths and that good should persevere over bad. The illustrations were also quite cute and eye-catching.
I did notice several punctuation and formatting errors during my read, and that distracted me somewhat from my reading pleasure. I do believe this book has been edited, but it needs to be gone over by a proofreader to tidy it up. If these errors were not present, I would have rated this book full starred despite my slight complaints about it.
As a result, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I also found it difficult to suspend my disbelief when an adult so easily accepted such a wild story coming from young children, especially an adventure so fantastical as the one told by Jimmy, Jamal, and Lilly. That erased some of the enjoyment I was finding during my read.
As for the audience for this book, I believe it would be best suited for seven- to twelve-year-old children. The characters are young, but not too young, so I think this age group would best relate. There was no questionable content such as profanity or erotic content to concern parents considering this book for their children. Though I am fairly certain of the best age range for readers of this story, other readers would most likely benefit from the messages present as well.
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The Game
View: on Bookshelves