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Home Sweet Motel
Home Sweet Motel
Reviewed by: Kara Reiman - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: January 26, 2017
Review
The first book in Chris Grabenstein's "Welcome to Wonderland" series is titled "Home Sweet Motel." Like most Grabenstein books, this one is funny and pretty quick-moving. It focuses on PT Wilkie, a boy who lives with his mother and grandfather in his grandfather's “Wonderland” motel in Florida. Wonderland hasn't been doing too well financially and their bank tells them that their large balloon payment is coming due at the end of the month ($100,000!). PT and his grandfather aren't the most financially minded people, so this is going to be hard. The illustrations are great and the situations are amusing. I think it's worth adding this first book to your middle-grade collection. -Reviewed by Kate Radke
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Grabenstein, Chris
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre:
Audience: grades 4-6
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780553536027
Price: 13.99