Review: The Great Treehouse War

The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Winnie's parents have divorced and are obsessed with sharing everything about Winnie EXACTLY. Since the week has 7 days in it, that leaves one day (Wednesday) for Winnie to live on her own in her tree house - which is quite awesome. As Winnie's parents efforts become more and more ridiculous, Winnie decides she needs to take matters into her own hands and decides to protest. Her friends all join in because what kid doesn't have some reason to protest about their parents? What results is the "Great Treehouse War."

The book is cleverly written as a manuscript for a teacher. Of of Winnie's friends have put "post-it" notes in the book for clarification purposes. They are witty and true to each of the characters. Adults are most caricatures, but there are a few adults who are sympathetic. It's a fun book to read and to daydream about having an amazing tree house to escape to.

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