Review: Sparkling, Funny Book for Tweens
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2013
"Diary of a Dancing Drama Queen" is a thoroughly enjoyable book for tween girls, with a likeable, funny heroine who tells us right off the bat she's not like other girls--she doesn't look good in pink, and she isn't obsessed with shopping or tiny yappy dogs. She lives with her parents, who she finds hopeless out of touch but who as an adult I liked immensely, and her younger (beautiful and good at everything) sister Abigail.The book begins with Harriet's mortification that her mother has signed her up for a dance class, and she spends the first class tapping her foot and wanting to sink into the floor. Before long, though, she's found her confidence and even looks forward to the class, eventually forming a pop group called The Daisies with her best friends. Along this journey, she agonizes over embarrassing events at school, crushes on a cute boy named Oliver, and makes a new best friend."Diary of a Dancing Drama Queen" is written in diary format, with amusing drawings that Harriet pops in to illustrate her life, and Harriet's voice is one that tweens should find very relatable and that parents should find amusing. It's also a wholesome book without objectionable material, and even with a message that's not heavy-handed.  In fact, Harriet's style minded me a bit of a tween Bridget Jones. Recommended to tween girls and their parents.