Review of When No One Is Watching by Eileen Spinelli

Authors

Rebekkah C. Reisner, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Publisher

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

City

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America/Cambridge, U.K.

Date of Publication

2013

ISBN

9780802853035

Date of Review

2015

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Modern Literature

Keywords

Children's literature, review, watching, alone, basketball, isolation, be yourself, book, dance, best friend, friendship, sing, zoo

Review

The book explains what a girl narrator does when she is alone. But when she is around other people she tones herself down. Pictures artistically show her in motion by herself and in slower motion, if not stopped, around others. The book’s friendship theme is best shown when her best friend is introduced. They just act like themselves. What else are best friends for? A very simple read for young readers with a deep friendship lesson.

Highly Recommended Rebekkah Reisner, Centennial Library Intern, Cedarville University

Recommended Citation

Reisner, Rebekkah C., "Review of When No One Is Watching by Eileen Spinelli" (2015). Library Intern Book Reviews. 115.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/115

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