It is un-realistic and very confusing.JI was born at eleven A.M., a most reasonable time, my mother often said, and when the nurse put me in my mother's arms for the first time I had both a nasty case of the hiccups and no discernible forehead (it's since grown in). If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my time reading this book. The story was mainly about what Foster does in her daily life. This is a realistic fiction but it never feels realistic! Also the book title has nothing to do with her becoming famous. It felt like I was reading a Cinderella story and everyone lived happily ever after. Thirdly the conflict seems too artificial. Morningstar, I swear, if I was going to poison you, I wouldn’t ruin a perfectly fine muffin to do it.” (74) “How do I know you’re not trying to poison me?” I like a muffin that can go from day to evening. It can be plain for breakfast or I can top it with cream cheese frosting. “I reached into my bag and pulled out a pumpkin spice muffin with walnuts that was as moist as anything.
By that time I almost forgot about that character. Certain characters were mentioned in the beginning of the book and had no association with the main character until towards the end of the story. I felt I didn’t know the characters well. Bauer should have explained the characters in more detail. I didn’t know what was happening half the time until I re-read the section again. When I was reading this book, I felt the author kept jumping around. Secondly, the conflict is really confusing.
For example they talk about the jail they have in the town and the jail doesn’t play a big role in the story. Foster was an amazing baker and her dream was to be the first kid on Food Network.įirst of all, this story spends too much time on the small problems. While driving, they ended up in a town called Culpepper. If you like a slow book, Close to Famous by Joan Bauer is the one for you! Joan Bauer is a Newbery Honor winner, but in my opinion this was not her best piece.Ĭlose to Famous is about Foster Mcfee and her mother that fled out of their home town of Memphis, because of her mom’s ex-boyfriend who was an Elvis impersonator was abusing her. Margaret’s Episcopal School for their 7th grade English classes. This book review is part of series of reviews written by students at St.
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