#9 of 2012: Girl Reporter Snags Crush by Linda Ellerbee
Squeeee!! I was so eggzited to get on with this because from the blurb, there was gonna be a dance, and that meant there was going to be some pup luv among the middle schoolers! Obviously, even at past 11 years old, I still enjoy crushes and young love. And a lot of mystery angles sandwiched in between. Advertising is the main theme, this time, with a soda company trying to buy off Trumbull, and of course, girl reporter Casey Smith, and the rest of Real News, is once again on the case. And guess who’s with her this time? Tyler McKenzie, her “non-crush” whose eyes Casey says can melt chocolate. While I did appreciate how Linda Ellerbee once more tackled a societal issue in a non-adult but non-underestimating way, I think I fell into the story more because of the whole Dance Flu Virus thing! Boy, was it fun to see Casey out of control with her “feelings” when it comes to Tyler and to other “dorky” things such as going to the dance! Thankfully, her friends from Real News know her more than well enough and decided to take the matter into their hands and gave Casey a run for her investigative and plotting skills!
Yay!s
-I see more quality emails between Griffin “Thebeast” and Casey! I really like how Griffin is more than her friend, but more like, also a parent, a wake-up call, a cheerleader… which is really how friends should be, now that I think about it…
-Doctormom is back - though only via email!! I wonder when Casey’s parents, and her brother Bill, are going to make a cameo in one of the books in the series. I want some family time, Ellen, ya hear me!!
