Junior Book Club Review of "You May Already Be A Winner" by Greer

By Greer (age 10)

I really liked You May Already Be A Winner, because it was realistic and described a life that was not like mine.  It made me think about the way that other people might live.  The book gets it's title because although the main character does have a hard life at the start of the novel, she wins back a better life for herself and her family by the end.  However, she never wins any of the hundreds of competitions she enters!

Olivia lives with her Mum and sister in a trailer park in America.  Her Dad has left and she doesn't know why, but predicts that he is being a ranger in Bryce Canyon.  She has to take care of her sister Berkeley and her Mum (in a way) so she doesn't go to school much.  She has a wild imagination and she can turn a little ordinary thing into a big dream.  She has her gut talking to her just like in The Song From Somewhere Else (our September book club book).   She makes a friend named Bart, who says he is in the FBI, but he isn't really, and he is important to the story.  In the end her Dad returns, Olivia runs away, but is returned and together they all put on a circus.

People who like to read realistic stories with a bit of drama would like this book.

The Junior Book Club is held at Brunswick Library on the first Tuesday of each month at 4.30pm during the school term.  If you'd like more information about the club, email megan@brunswickbound.com.au or check out the Brunswick Bound website.

All the books we read can be borrowed from Brunswick Library or purchased at Brunswick Bound.






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