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It's Raining Cupcakes ReviewThis had the start of a great book for young girls, with our "Chickarita" named Isabel, being a creative thinker in that in her desire to see the big world that seemed to escape her, she entered a cupcake contest in the hopes of being able to win her a first trip out of her small town.
The writing is very good and the words and thoughts that flowed from the pen of author Lisa Schroeder made you feel that she was able to truly understand the minds of young ladies. The tight bond of friendship between Isabel and her best bud, Sophie, was perfect, and their personalities played off each other as fresh and natural as they were meant to be.
But two points within the story struck me as really not fitting in and which I would have preferred that they had been taken into another direction. The first and the greater of the two was the underlying current of depression and/or paralyzing fear/pessimism that Isabel's mother seemed to be fighting throughout most of the story. I felt that an otherwise great storyline had been overshadowed by the fact that a young girl had to grow up and mature faster than she needed because of her feeling of needing to mentally care for her mother. It was a bit like mom and daughter changing roles. Perhaps in another book which focused on the subject of this sort, this would have been an appropriate storyline. But for what I thought was a lighthearted and innocent adventure for young Isabel, it turned into more angst in both her trying to work towards her dream yet having to become way too grown up in thought and action, by way of being her mothers caretaker of sorts.
In my own opinion, in this modern age of making our children grow up before they are either naturally or emotionally ready, a good book in the writing vein of Beverly Cleary or Louisa May Alcott would be what I would want kids to read and enjoy. Typical kid stuff and kid situations that are resolved in a kid's time, using the imagination that children have naturally, to understand and help their minds grow.
But instead, Isabel is a little woman, having to have grown up sooner than necessary because of her worry over her mom. Yes there is a dad and maternal grandmother involved and their parts are appropriate and relevant to the storyline, but perhaps in another story that was meant for a more serious teaching lesson.
OK............the second thing. When writing a feel-good book, I would like a resolved ending one way or the other. This one did not have one. It basically got you excited for our young Izzy, after all her work and hope and energy, and then you're left hanging, wondering how her situation came out.
Well, like it or not, these are my thoughts and I'm sticking to them. All due respect to Ms. Schroeder, as she writes very charmingly, but for little girls, I would like them to enjoy childhood as much as possible and leave the angst for when they're a bit older. Peace!
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