Kate

Rating:
Summary: A fantastic read
Review: I read Kate together with my book club at school. I recommended it in the first place, already having read Mrs. Sherrard's Shelby Belgarden mysteries (which I loved).

It was a quick and wonderful read. I found that when I was reading, it became increasingly harder to put it down. I'd even neglect my homework to continue reading it.

Kate is so real - and incredibly brave. She was fourteen, and she was dying. Having someone so young, under the worst circumstances, being so optimistic about life was just incredible. I also enjoyed reading about her life - her parents, her falling-out with her best friend Josie, the town recluse (whom Kate befriends), and who could forget Randy, Kate's love interest. Everything tied in together nicely, and I liked the diary first-person format. It made everything that much more personal and real.

The other members of the book club also enjoyed the book. We all thought Kate was admirable - someone to be highly commended for her bravery, strength, and overall optimism of life, even though she was dying.

However, the book was very sad and heart-wrenching at times. I shed a few tears at the end - so be sure to keep a box of tissues nearby!

Thank you, Mrs. Sherrard, for writing such a poignant and wonderful story.

Kate was a fantastic read. Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Wow
Review: This book is amazing. The story is told from the perspective of Kate herself and she feels like a real person, someone you'd love to get to know. It's not a lighthearted book, in fact at the end, I was crying. But the writing is wonderful and this book is definitely a treasure, something to read over and over again. I know I will.