11 Birthdays art
March 1st was my birthday and I turned 11! So I wanted to celebrate by doing a review of one of my favorite books, “11 Birthdays” by Wendy Mass.
Amanda and Leo have been best friends ever since they were born, literally! They always had their birthday parties together, until Leo crushes Amanda’s heart at their 10th party. Just trying to be one of the cool guys.
My favorite character is Leo because he is fun and kind! He decorates Amanda’s locker on her birthday. He and Amanda also have some good times together.
My favorite scene is where Amanda is looking at a photo book with a picture of her and Leo for each birthday. I love it because of how it flashes back with each birthday, telling a little bit about it. I always enjoyed looking at photos from when I was younger.
This is a book great for eight year olds and up. Girls AND boys can read it. This book is great for people who like reading about best friends, mysteries, and birthdays will love this book.
I wanted to read more books by Wendy Mass after I read “The Candymakers” in fourth grade, as one of the Sunshine State Books. I was so happy to find out that she had written 19 books for kids! She has written the Space Taxi series, the Twice Upon a Time series, the Willow Falls series, and seven other books. “11 Birthdays” is the first book in the Willow Falls series.
I liked reading “The Candymakers,” but I think “11 Birthdays” is a much better book. In “The Candymakers,” I got tired of reading about things that happened from four different people. It made the book very long and sometimes boring. Wendy Mass doesn’t do that in “11 Birthdays”, so it was more fun to read.
You have probably figured out by now that I LOVE a book series. When I like an author, I want to keep reading books she or he has written, and it really makes me sad when I finish a series. But reading everything Wendy Mass has written will be a challenge, even though I don’t really want to read the Space Taxi series.
If you read this book, it will be the best birthday present I’ve ever received!