Main Street Bk. 3:
'Tis the Season
by Ann M. Martin
'Tis the Season
by Ann M. Martin
'TIS THE SEASON by Ann M. Martin
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 10/1/07
Publisher: Scholastic
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
I loved this book. I love this series. It is a reminder of the simple yet exciting stories that I read when I was a girl.
Flora and Ruby are orphaned when their parents died a year ago. They went to Camden Falls to live with their
grandmother, Min. The books are about their adjustment to living there. I enjoyed 'TIS THE SEASON immensely
because it was about Christmas. The traditions of a small town were fascinating and the kindness for others was
overwhelming.
But this book wasn't dripping with honey. There is a particular story line of one of the kids in the book having to deal
with abuse. One scene actually brought me to tears. The complex problems of the children are written with simplicity,
and the problems are just a fact of life and not written with too much drama. I liked that because I think kids need to
know that these things do happen in life, but we have to have the strength to live through them.
I loved the description used in the book. Ms. Martin described the decorating of Camden Falls and I wanted to live
there. This is another successful book in a wonderful series!
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 10/1/07
Publisher: Scholastic
Reviewed by: Marta Morrison
Rating: 5 Stars
I loved this book. I love this series. It is a reminder of the simple yet exciting stories that I read when I was a girl.
Flora and Ruby are orphaned when their parents died a year ago. They went to Camden Falls to live with their
grandmother, Min. The books are about their adjustment to living there. I enjoyed 'TIS THE SEASON immensely
because it was about Christmas. The traditions of a small town were fascinating and the kindness for others was
overwhelming.
But this book wasn't dripping with honey. There is a particular story line of one of the kids in the book having to deal
with abuse. One scene actually brought me to tears. The complex problems of the children are written with simplicity,
and the problems are just a fact of life and not written with too much drama. I liked that because I think kids need to
know that these things do happen in life, but we have to have the strength to live through them.
I loved the description used in the book. Ms. Martin described the decorating of Camden Falls and I wanted to live
there. This is another successful book in a wonderful series!