Review: I am hooked on Harriet
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2013
As if middle school wasn't hard enough! Now Harriet's mom has the audacity to sign Harriet up for dancing lessons. Dancing lessons! As the self-proclaimed "clumsiest 12-year-old-girl on the planet", Harriet is sure of two things - she is not a dancer, and she will not, definitely not, ever be caught dead in a tutu.Diary of a Dancing Drama Queen is a fun adventure told through the eyes of Harriet Hughes as she negotiates all the twists and turns of sixth grade and dance class. Harriet may be a little bit of a drama queen, but as a reader, I instantly fell in love with her and cruised gleefully through her story.Author Louise Lintvelt has crafted a wonderful and compelling protagonist in Harriet, and I think the middle-grade reading crowd will relate well to her voice and all her minor trials and tribulations. In the style of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Lintvelt sprinkles the book with bolded exclamations and fun drawings that add an extra layer of engagement.Diary of a Dancing Drama Queen is a fun and safe read for younger readers. Harriet struggles with boy crushes, makes a new friend, and learns some important lessons along the way, such as - it doesn't matter if you look a little foolish as long as you have a blast!I am hooked on Harriet and am itching to pick up the second book in the Harriet Hughes series.(This book was provided to Compulsion Reads for review by the author.)