Jennie K. BrownRecensioni

This is an engaging, quick read about understanding your gifts, overcoming obstacles, and finding allies. A great book for a child-like adult, interested parent, or a child in upper primary school.

In Nova City anyone born during the week, Monday through Friday, receives a special power dependent on the day that they were born. Mondays have the gift of telekinesis, Tuesdays are able to teleport, Wednesdays are able to manipulate electricity, Thursdays can read minds and Fridays have the gift of invisibility. Most kids are able to use their gift between 10 and 13 years old. Poppy Mayberry, a Monday hasn't been able to use her gift until Ellie Preston, a Thursday, makes Poppy so mad that Poppy sends Ellie's headband flying right off of her head. Poppy is still far from controlling her gift however, and is sent to Power Academy, a summer school for those who have to improve their weekday skills. If that wasn't bad enough, Ellie is her roommate and in her weekday group. Power Academy is run by the totally mean Headmistress Lariby. Headmistress Lariby singles out Poppy's group by issuing them a challenge. If they succeed, the four weekdays can leave Power Academy early. Now, a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will have to come together, harness their abilities and see if they can claim back some of their summer.

Poppy Mayberry, The Monday is a perfect story for younger middle-grade readers. I enjoyed reading it as an adult, but I'm sure I would have loved it more as an eight to eleven year old. Poppy Mayberry is very easy to relate to. Poppy is trying to do her best at school while worrying about developing her gift, Ellie dislikes her for reasons unknown and now she has to go to summer school. Incorporating themes of friendship, development, and teamwork in a fun and humorous way, young readers will easily understand Poppy's struggles. I loved the growing relationship between Poppy and Ellie and I'm glad a female friendship was the main focus, although there is a hope of some summer romance. I would love to find out more about how Nova City came to receive its powers and how the four teammates are progressing. Hopefully, more will be explored in future installments.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

A fun tween-age story with plenty of interesting characters and a swift pace. I think it would be a good story for my niece who isn't a strong reader.

I didn't realise this was a kids book when requesting it... while it was an ok read, I am clearly not its intended audience and think even as a small kid i would have found it vastly oversimplified.

I loved this story. hte concept of linking these psychic powers to the day that you were born is so novel and original. Can't wait to see what happens with the rest of the series.

We all want to know what makes us special and Poppy Mayberry thinks her "special" is because of the day of the week on which she was born. This story of friendship and self- discovery is well suited to the pre-teen reader. Poppy learns about her special abilities and the power and the pain of friendship in this story. I hold issue with the way in which Poppy's pet dog was treated in the story. A dog as a prized possession that is held hostage with other inanimate objects and not fed, walked or adequately cared for is unnecessary and a poor example of how to care for a pet.

Poppy Mayberry was born in the town of Nova. Many years ago a meteor hit the town, causing everyone to have a special power according to what day they were born. Mondays have telekinesis, Tuesdays can teleport, and Thursdays can read minds, Every year children having problems with their ability are sent to a special summer school. This year Poppy and her classroom tormenter are sent to the academy together, teamed up with 2 boys, and given a special challenge.

This was a funny and cute story. Perfect for pre-teens. Even older readers can enjoy this book for a fun light-hearted read.

I received this book as a free early reviewer copy in exchange for an honest review. Overall, this book was very cute. It felt a bit slow and had a couple of grammatical issues, but nothing too outrageous. I think my biggest criticism would be the world building, there were several aspects to understanding the powers and the setting that I was on the look out for and either didn't have answered or only had full clarification about a large way through the novel. However, I really liked that it's a science fiction book from a young girl's perspective, that's a genre/demographic mix that I would love to see more of. I also liked that all of the children in the book were "special" and it wasn't just our narrator. The group's friendship, especially with the rivalry originally between the two girls being addressed, was a major selling point for the book. This wasn't my favorite children's book, but I was definitely curious enough about their future to consider reading any future volumes in the series.

This is the story of a girl named Poppy, who has a magical power, jike most of the people of Nova. Poppy's problem is that her powers are not working as expected. Because of this Poppy has to go to "summer school", Power Academy. This were Poppy along with her best frenemy, and two other students discover one of the best kept secrets of Nova. This book is a great read for 3-6 graders. It provides a fun introduction to magical realms and adventurous spunky characters. The quick moving story has some predictability. This is a good text for classroom instruction. It be used to give students familiar examples and practice in narrative techniques.

I love fantasy and YA novels, and I was really excited about the premise of this book. Poppy's voice is very authentic and sounds just like all the teenage girls I know, which I give kudos to the author for, but I think that's why I couldn't get into the book. As a teacher, I hear kids talk like that all day long, and I didn't want to listen to more of it on my summer vacation!

Just finished reading Poppy Mayberry The Monday by Jennie K. Brown. I'm always looking for good books for my students, and this story is written in a way that students ages ten to twelve will not only enjoy the plot, but also relate to the characters. The characters' journeys of discovery can be paralleled with common coming-of-age experiences of the average adolescent, allowing the readers to see what they are going through in a fantastical metaphor. The book itself is well-written, as to be expected from the work of a high school English teacher, and the language is entirely appropriate for its target demographic. I eagerly await the debut of this series so that I can request it for our classroom libraries.½

What could be worse than spending the summer at Power Academy, aka summer school? Having to spend it with your least favorite person that's what!

Overall, a good story that fans of magic and special powers would enjoy. I especially liked the character of Poppy Mayberry as she's very relatable and funny.

I love this book and will definitely be recommending it to the readers in my life, both child and adult. Poppy is an engaging character and the situations she finds herself in are highly entertaining. I can't wait for the next book in the series.