The Fourteenth Goldfish

My 10-year old's science class is reading this book and I was TOLD I should read it, too! Okay, then!

Jennifer Holm does a nice job weaving what appears, at first, to be a fun story but actually has more serious topics peeping through. Such as growing apart from a childhood best friend and making a new friend you at first think seems weird and scary. Or parents who are no longer together and are making their way on different paths. And the double-edged sword of scientific progress.

But, most of all, read this book to meet MERVIN! Mervin Sagarsky is a riot and a treasure who stole just about every scene. He will certainly make readers of most ages laugh.

I look forward to turning my book report into my stepdaughter and getting her thoughts, as well as reading the next book in the series.