Completely Cassidy by Tamsyn Murray is a story about a teenager that thinks she doesn’t fit in. She is starting St. Jude’s middle school and is forced to wear her gross big brother’s old blazer and old-lady lace up shoes. Can life get any worse? When her school has a test and she is marked as ‘Gifted and Talented’ she starts to have a little faith in herself. Surely the school didn’t mistake her picked-at-random answers, would they…? Follow Cassidy on her trek through friendships, boys and middle school.
The book is written from Cassidy’s point of view so you can read about her opinions and it can help you see life from a different person’s eye. This can help to understand the book and it sparks your imagination. I wanted to read this book as she is the same age as me and it looked like it could be very funny. I think this book is great if you are in middle school as you can compare your life to hers; if it is better or worse. This can help as you can try to understand her situation a bit better than you would if you are a little younger. I enjoyed the book as there are illustrations throughout that make the book more interesting. It is written in lots of paragraphs so it makes you read the book quicker and more easily.
In my opinion, I think the book is a great read because it was exciting and funny. I would rate it a 4 star because some of the text was easy to understand, so it made the book a little bit simple. I would read another book in the series though because I like the style of the writing, the characters and the school setting. It will be interesting to see what happens to Cassidy next!
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