Genre: Fantasy
Grade Level: 4th – 6th
Reading Level: 6.4 (10 points) 352 pages
Publisher: Aladdin (September 13, 2016)
My Rating: 4out of 4
Readability: Funny and a fast read despite being a longer story.
MHL Division: Crossover
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Alice, a misfit who is ignored by her own family, is shipped off to boarding school. One day, she rescues mysterious Millie Maximus from drowning in a lake. Millie, it turns out, is a Bigfoot, part of a clan that lives deep in the woods.
Alice feels like a misfit and never can figure out why no one really seems to befriend or like her. Even her parents don't seem to have a bond with her and just keep sending her away to new boarding schools. Alice feels rejected by all. Yet, as the reader, I befriended her and rooted for Alice along the way. The last school she is sent to is really very wacky but Alice seems to be sorta fitting in until a girl shows us who is the best meanest girl around. Trouble starts all over again.
Meanwhile, deep in the forest near this school is a Bigfoot clan who is carefully watching this school, making sure that they are not discovered. But, there is a little bigfoot girl who doesn't feel like she fits in either. She has aspirations of becoming a singing star and going to New York City or at least just getting out of the clan's home. As the reader I found that Millie, this little bigfoot, has a loving family, and a really nice life of friendship and community, health and value.
One day Millie goes too far in her explorations and is rescued by Alice. They begin to discover that they have problems because others know about the bigfoot clan and they set out to make people think it is all a hoax.
There is a great combination of comedy, heartfelt preteen angst and fantasy in this book. The sequel just came out October 2017. From the title, it looks like MIllie makes it to New York City.
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