Review of Donny and Mary Grace's California Adventure

[Ndagire Hassifah1]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Donny and Mary Grace's California Adventure" by Catherine A. Pepe.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Mary Grace is a ten-year-old who lives in Wichita with her parents and her five-year-old brother, Donny, who has Down syndrome. When Mary Grace's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, decided to go to Africa as missionaries, Mary Grace and her brother Donny had to stay with their grandparents in California. During their stay in California, the two children are enrolled at North Elementary School. But what happens when Mary Grace starts receiving weird notes at her new school? Who's sending these threatening notes to Mary Grace? Will Mary Grace be able to solve this mystery? To find out, read Catherine A. Pepe's Donny and Mary Grace's California Adventure.

Honestly, I found this book an interesting and engaging read. There were many positive aspects that readers could learn from this book. For example, readers will learn how to treat children with disabilities with special care and to always keep them positive, like how Donny's family treated Donny with love and care, mostly Mary Grace. The characters were also well-developed, and my favourite was Mary Grace. I was really impressed with how she handled the situation of her bullying so maturely.

I also liked how the author included sketch pictures at the beginning of each chapter, which also acted as hints as to what the reader would find in the chapter. For example, we see a drawing of an aeroplane, and in that chapter we get to see Donny and Mary Grace travel to California by plane. I also appreciated how Catherine highlights the importance of friendship, love, and care. The language used by the author was also simple, which made the book easy to understand.

Nevertheless, I found nothing to dislike about this book. I believe this book was professionally edited as I found a few errors while reading it. The author's writing style was also commendable, which made the book easy to understand. As a result, I give Donny and Mary Grace's California Adventure a rating of four out of four stars.

I would recommend this book to children over six years old and adults who enjoy reading children's books. People who are interested in adventure novels would also love to read this book. I also recommend this book to teachers as they will learn different ways they can handle bullying and how to care for children with disabilities in their schools.

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[Micah_1]

After reading this book, I realized that we should learn to be happy in any situation we find ourselves. The character of Donny taught me that, the young lad was always happy and cheerful irrespective of his ailment.

[Victor Jerry I]

There’s a lot of information in this book that’ll help kids to forgive and love everyone. Donny’s genuine happiness can be replicated in every child too no matter their condition. I enjoyed reading and writing a review for this book

[Marvelly]

Life is not about your success and the money you have, learn to forgive those that hurt you and appreciate the one's that love you.

[Ndagire Hassifah1]

There’s a lot of information in this book that’ll help kids to forgive and love everyone. Donny’s genuine happiness can be replicated in every child too no matter their condition. I enjoyed reading and writing a review for this book

I'm glad that you also enjoyed reading this book. Thanks for the reply.

[Ndagire Hassifah1]

After reading this book, I realized that we should learn to be happy in any situation we find ourselves. The character of Donny taught me that, the young lad was always happy and cheerful irrespective of his ailment.

I really appreciate your comment, thanks.

[Shillah Andeso]

This book is not all about adventure as you have mentioned in your review. It highlights the importance of friendship and parenting. It's a book that brings courage and hope

[Margi zuu202]

Charming book with important lesson in retired attorney, they solve amazing mystery