Review: CHEMS by Ann Swann
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2012
Author Ann Swann has created the world of an 8th grade boy with sympathy and humor.While most 8th grade boys worry about being accepted by their peers, doing homework, the girl in their math class or sports, some have to worry about what is hiding in the shed.Since this is a short story I will leave the book description at that. I don't want to spoil the story.I enjoyed the story and it kept my interest from the first paragraph right through to the end. The style was good and the book flow well managed. There was enough back story to understand the character motivation, which can be difficult in a short story but handled well here. The only thing missing, for me, was sympathy with the creature which the story tried to elicit but just missed.Read time: Less than an hourKaren Bryant Doering,Parent's Little Black Book