Review: Hundred Percent
Tink isn’t so sure she likes all the changes she’s experiencing now that she’s in the fifth grade. She’s developed before her peers and people are noticing. Jackie, her best friend, is boy crazy and determined to be part of the cool kids group. Maybe it’s time for Tink to shed her old nickname but what should she call herself – Chris, Christine, or Hundred Percent?
Hundred Percent by Karen Romano Young is a fabulous book for every child on the brink of adolescence and every adult who remembers what it felt like. You can’t read this book without falling in love with and rooting for Tink. She doesn’t know what to make of all the changes going on in her life and, to make things worse, Jackie seems to be going in a different direction than she is, so Tink wonders if their long term friendship can survive.
So many of the things Tink struggles with don’t seem so bad when you look back on them but, when you’re living through them, they all seem like the end of the world. Young captures the tension and drama of that age group perfectly and helped me remember what it felt like. Hundred Percent is sure to resonate with middle grade readers and those who love them. Pick it up for the young people in your life!
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This sounds cute! I remember the drama of those years!
Very soon I hope to graduate from Green Eggs and Ham and Are You My Mother to some other books. Our GGrandson will be 3 in Sept and he is just about ready for a change!
This would be perfect for my niece!
Such tender days – this sounds like a winner.
I certainly remember those days! And it’s true, when you’re going through those hard times you think it’s everything!
I think those books are sort of sad that talk about bestest friends going off in different directions!
This one hits home. My granddaughter just graduated (was “promoted”) from the 5th grade. Fortunately, she seems to be clueless about all of the stuff that other 5th graders care about. Our friends’ granddaughter, on the other hand, also just graduated from 5th grade. She had a whole year of drama with boys and popular kids and girlfriends. I think I would like to read this one.
I’m so thankful that this type of tension and drama didn’t exist when I was in school. Today though, it should be a book all kids this age should read.
Oh yeah, every problem I had in my teens was a big problem lol. I love that this book focuses on that.
This sounds like a great read, Kathy. Sounds like one that might be worth having around for my daughter when she’s of age. 🙂 Just from your review, I think I could probably relate to this one when I was that age.
Books like this are really special!
Kathy, this sound like an excellent YA book! Have a great weekend. 🙂
This sounds like a great book for helping kids understand the changes they undergo