Penelope Crumb is mad at the moon is about a young girl called Penelope Crumb who hates dancing. When she gets partnered with the most unpopular boy in the school to square dance in P.E, she has a lot to deal with. The book shows a series of events that she goes through.
It is a really fun read and I think it is mainly aimed towards younger children as it is written in a really understandable form. To make the book more fun, the author has added different fonts for different words and phrases. Also, there are some illustrations throughout the story that make it a bit more interesting. I liked the book because it shows how eventful a girls life can be and that sometimes you have to do what you don't want to but you can get through it if you really try hard.The chapters are good lengths so you don't get through them too quickly or take too long either.
I think the author has really tried to make the readers see the world in a different way. For example Penelope gets really involved with the moon. Every night she sings to it and she talks to it too. It makes the story seem more realistic and that is what makes the book even better to read and it makes you feel the emotion that she feels.
Dotted through it were lots of comical events that make you laugh. This was what I felt made the book easier to read and understand. It was a really great and fun read.
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