Kailey (American Girl Today)

Rating:
Summary: OK, not tops
Review: From the company that gave you The American Girls Collection comes a book that does not truly belong with the line that it is with. In this okay story, which was obviously created for the sole purpose of making a limited edition doll, is Kailey, a California surfer girl, aged ten--who finds out that a large company wants to turn the tide pools into a large marina. Amid environmentalist ideas given to her by her mother's colleagues, Kailey concocts the idea to have people draw pictures to save the tide pools. I won't foil the ending. The story is okay at best. What bothers me is that this and its predecessor, the book titled "Lindsey" by Chrissa Atkinson, have some extreme environmentalist views in them. Don't get me wrong, I like the environment. And, over all, I did like the general themes of this book--Kailey learns that even kids can make a difference, and I thought that it was extremely brave of her dad to say that he would not paint the pictures for the hotel owner because it violated his beliefs. But if anyone from Pleasant Company is out there--could you please stay neutral? There is enough excessively liberal literature for kids out there, and there is also a lot of religious fiction that has an insane conservative slant to it. This book gets three stars because it is not that unique from the previous one. The views in both books are the same, and the characters somewhat carboard at best. The publisher has made far better works.

Rating:
Summary: good book
Review: i got this book for my birthday with my Kailey doll. i red this book and i thought it was very good. its about a surfer girl Kailey who finds out a movie theater and several other buildings. at firsth kailey is excitied but then she relizes that the tide pools will be destroyed. will she save the ocean with the help of family and friends what goes wrong with kailey's friend? you have to read this book to find out. my recommendation is to also get kailey if she is still available because it is fun to act out the scenes. hope this was helpful to you.

Rating:
Summary: good book
Review: i got this book for my birthday with my Kailey doll. i red this book and i thought it was very good. its about a surfer girl Kailey who finds out a movie theater and several other buildings. at firsth kailey is excitied but then she relizes that the tide pools will be destroyed. will she save the ocean with the help of family and friends what goes wrong with kailey's friend? you have to read this book to find out. my recommendation is to also get kailey if she is still available because it is fun to act out the scenes. hope this was helpful to you.