The View from Saturday

I originally read this when I was in sixth or seventh grade and I hated it. It's one of the few books from my childhood that I remember actually disliking. As I was rereading it this week, I understood why I didn't like it. The timeline would be a little hard to follow for a middle school student and there is so much that is hinted at, yet never stated outright which probably frustrated the part of me that likes everything to come out tied up neatly. Additionally, a big part of the book requires the reader to take a leap of faith and trust in the impossible. As soon as I got to that part this time around, I literally said aloud, “This why I hated this book so much.”
Now, I love this book! I'm usually drawn to quirky children in literature and this book is nothing if not full of quirky children. I recommend this book for adults who like kid lit.