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Title: Lola Levine Is Not Mean
Author: Monica Brown
Target: Grades 1-3
Series: This is the first book in a new series
What this book is about:
Lola is in second grade and loves soccer and her family. She hasn’t bonded all that well with the girls in her class, but she does have a best friend Josh. When she slide tackles one of the boys in her class during a playground soccer game, she accidentally hurts him and gets the new nickname, Mean Lola Levine. Will Lola be able to turn things around?
What I love about this book:
- While I love a good princess dress, I do enjoy it when girls are also portrayed as tomboys so that they don’t think there is one way for them to be. Lola is dubbed the Queen of Soccer, which is a pretty good nod to royalty in my book.
- I enjoy stories with a variety of ethnicities. Lola is Peruvian and Jewish and the school kids are portrayed in the illustrations as a variety of shades, making the story feel inclusive.
- While not particularly innovative, the story itself is solid and this is a nice new entrant into the early chapter book category.
Who this book is for:
Great for kids who have moved on from early readers. Illustrations are plentiful but not on every page, so kids have to feel comfortable with a few pages of full text.
Final thoughts:
Girls who love soccer will appreciate that Lola can beat the boys!
To purchase this book:
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