Mom And Blogger FREYA HOOPER On: A Book Your Kids Will Eat Up

By Freya Hooper (Star Patcher)

The book I am profiling today does a wonderful job of creating engaging fiction based on real people and events. I always enjoy it when a book for kids sheds light on historical occurrences and get kids interested in learning about the past.

In this case the draw of the book is a nasty case of cannibalism. Next time your son or daughter asks to cook diner, be careful ... be very careful!

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Title: The Secret of Ferrell Savage

Author: J. Duddy Gill

Target: Grades 3-7

Series: No

What this book is about:
Ferrell Savage is a pretty easy going guy. At twelve he can finally participate in the Big Sled Race on Golden Hill where each kid must build their own sled. His best friend Mary is literately going down in the kitchen sink, Ferrell pieces together a lawn chair on skis, and a new kid arrives with a sled that is guaranteed to be a winner. Turns out the new kid has it out for Ferrell and threatens to expose a deep dark family secret. A death defying sled race stands in the way of Ferrell’s secret getting out but there is no way the new kid is backing down.

Why I love this book:
Funny with a capital F. I don’t often laugh out loud while reading books, but this one had me guffawing in my chair. From the disastrous first sled race to the realization that Ferrell’s great-great-great uncle ate his best friend Mary’s relative, there is no end to the hilarity. My son read it after I did and kept coming out to recount the funny parts of the book.

I enjoyed the fact that the back story is based on real people and events. An interesting bit of history thrown into this delightful tale.

Who this book is for:
Kids who like realistic fiction and who like to laugh.

Final thoughts:
This book shed new light on the joys of a family meal ... I mean WITH your family, really now people.

I am a mom of three with a passion for literature! No matter what book series our kids devour, as they come to an end, we as parents ask the inevitable question - what is next? I am ever on the job, trying to answer that question. I try to do it with a variety of books. Some are silly, some true to life, some pure fantasy, but in the end I hope they make my children love words, explore new ideas, and laugh!

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