Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Clever Ali

Farmer, Nancy. Clever Ali. Illustrated by Gail De Marcken. Orchard Books: 2006. ISBN:0439370140. Ages 8-11.

When Ali, a seven year old boy, is given a responsibility everything goes wrong: his father's life is almost lost, his greedy pigeon tries to cheat his majesty, and Ali's life is put in jeopardy. Farmer keeps the reader on the edge of his seat by having events go horribly wrong. The author makes it easy to understand and it feels like you are right there with the story. The illustrations are very bright and catch your attention, which helps you get into the story. I enjoyed this story a lot, but would have enjoyed it more in my younger years. I would recommend this to elementary students.

Reviewed by A.B., 7th grade, Van Buren Middle School

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