I really liked this book!
It's about a girl who is really shy. Her parents work at a zoo and her grandfather is a famous animal documentary guy named Shep Foster. She has to live in a zoo and is always being pestered by her family to do public speaking. I think it's unfair that she has to do all the public speaking when she gets really anxious and has panic attacks. They should make the brother do it (he's really carefree). It would make the sister much happier and the brother would be able to do more than create chaos and run around with his pet snakes. That makes more SENSE but not the best STORY. In a story there has to be conflict (in my opinion). She also has to worry about being teased at school because her best friend moved away and can't protect her.
It's a REALLY good book and I highly recommend it.
- Avery, 6th grade, Cambridge Friends School
