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Daisy: The Homeschool Kids
Daisy Freeman is a Christian, teenage homeschooler, whose freshman year has just gotten started! The school year kicks off on the first day of co-op, when Daisy will finally see her best friend Harley again, who has been away on vacation. Freshman year will be a breeze with her by Daisy's side!
But her day goes far differently than she'd expected when she learns that Harley, the preacher's daughter, and her family are moving away.
Daisy can't understand why this is God's plan! Why? Daisy's family and friends try to convince her that God always has a plan and a purpose for everything, and she just has to accept that and trust in Him. But will she ever learn to do that as everything seems to fall apart around her?
But her day goes far differently than she'd expected when she learns that Harley, the preacher's daughter, and her family are moving away.
Daisy can't understand why this is God's plan! Why? Daisy's family and friends try to convince her that God always has a plan and a purpose for everything, and she just has to accept that and trust in Him. But will she ever learn to do that as everything seems to fall apart around her?
266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 15, 2017
About the author
Riley Rawls
2 books15 followersRiley Rawls is the author of Daisy: The Homeschool Kids, her debut novella. She has been writing for three years, and plans to release more in the series in upcoming years. The 16-year-old, Christian author’s main goal in her writing is to make an impact in people’s lives and glorify God through it. She has been homeschooled for most of her life, and juggles writing meaningful stories, playing her beloved instruments, keeping up with her studies, reading dystopian novels, and playing basketball. She’s a Star Wars fanatic, a fan of Casting Crowns, and a lover of all things blue.
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March 2, 2019
Omigosh, the world needs more books like this: happy books that so perfectly capture the Christian homeschool lifestyle. This story brought back so many co-op memories for me and I related to so much of the story!
While I thought the characters could have used a little more characterization, they weren’t flat or underdeveloped in the least. I really came to love these different personalities, and I’m so looking forward to getting to know them even more in future books!
I thought the storyline flowed well, with good structure, and no fluff or pointless drama. The plot of the story was fast-paced but not dramatic; just regular everyday life done exceptionally well.
The one setback I had was how it ended with everything tied up in a perfect little bow. Granted, that is just how the story was written to be, from what I can tell—to be a sweet story about the life of homeschoolers, not anything super deep, and I have absolutely no problems with that—but it felt a little stilted, maybe because those kind of perfect reconciliations don’t always happen in real life.
Still, like I said, I think this book was meant to be more of a happy, sweet story with subtle morals, and looking it at from that angle it made total sense to have everything wrap up so well. And I do think the author did a good job with it!
Negative Content/Notes: No negative content!
Overall: Honestly, like I’ve said, the world needs more happy books like this, and it truly does capture the homeschooler spirit! On that same note, though, I’m not sure anyone who’s not a Christian homeschooler will really enjoy this book the same way a homeschooler might. But I could be totally wrong on that!
Rating: 5.0
Recommended to: Anyone who is homeschooled, all ages!
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While I thought the characters could have used a little more characterization, they weren’t flat or underdeveloped in the least. I really came to love these different personalities, and I’m so looking forward to getting to know them even more in future books!
I thought the storyline flowed well, with good structure, and no fluff or pointless drama. The plot of the story was fast-paced but not dramatic; just regular everyday life done exceptionally well.
The one setback I had was how it ended with everything tied up in a perfect little bow. Granted, that is just how the story was written to be, from what I can tell—to be a sweet story about the life of homeschoolers, not anything super deep, and I have absolutely no problems with that—but it felt a little stilted, maybe because those kind of perfect reconciliations don’t always happen in real life.
Still, like I said, I think this book was meant to be more of a happy, sweet story with subtle morals, and looking it at from that angle it made total sense to have everything wrap up so well. And I do think the author did a good job with it!
Negative Content/Notes: No negative content!
Overall: Honestly, like I’ve said, the world needs more happy books like this, and it truly does capture the homeschooler spirit! On that same note, though, I’m not sure anyone who’s not a Christian homeschooler will really enjoy this book the same way a homeschooler might. But I could be totally wrong on that!
Rating: 5.0
Recommended to: Anyone who is homeschooled, all ages!
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April 16, 2019
I liked the portrayals of family and friendship in this book, the fact that people's different personalities and preferences didn't make them less valuable, and the gentle way that change and grief were dealt with. I had a bit of a hard time connecting with the style, although it was definitely meant for a younger audience than me. ;) Also, while I felt like I understood quite a bit about the characters, I didn't always understand their changes. Don't get me wrong; I appreciate characters who don't struggle to hold on to every little bit of their pain, but I felt like some of the attitude changes came out of the blue, without my understanding of how the character got to that point. Although most of the book centers around Daisy, I felt like the boys were probably my favorite characters out of the main four; I'd especially like to find out more about Will's situation.
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Content--some arguments and insults
January 3, 2019
So ... ***disclaimer: I recieved a copy of this book from the author, so THANK YOU to her :D but this review is 100% mine***
Intro:
I'm always happy to read books in exchange for a review so I jumped at this opportunity and THEN PROMPTLY FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT and now I'm here reviewing it late. Ugh. Please enjoy this rare review from me.
Pros:
- HOME SCHOOLERS. Home schoolers are really rare in fiction so this was a big plus!! I think a lot of home schoolers will relate to that :D
- MOSTLY RELATABLE MAIN CHARACTERS. Mostly. We'll get to the exceptions later on, but for the most part, I related to the four main characters, their struggles in friendship, their having to apologize again and again, and learning from mistakes.
- MOVING. I really do like "moving stories" just COS I RELATE SO HARD. I mean, I move a lot, and so it really really rang a bell. And THE LETTER WRITING WAS TERRIFIC.
- GREAT PARENTS + RELATIONSHIP. This is ridiculously rare in books, and I really appreciated the good parents, how they were there to help their kids and give good advice and how they really loved them. And what I loved even more is that THE KIDS SAW AND UNDERSTOOD THIS. And that they loved their parents right back.
- GREAT LESSONS + THEMES. I really related to everything XD At first it seemed to me that some of the lessons sounded more like out of a middle grade book, but by the time I had finished, I realized they were pretty much suited for any age group :D
- GOOD WRITING FOR THE MOST PART. I was quite happy with it. Aside from a few typos and the fact that occasionally the characters' names were used too often in too short a space, it was good.
CONS -
- CHARACTERS IRKED ME OCCASIONALLY. I really don't have anything against them, and I do like them, but Daisy struck me as immature in a few situations. I felt, again, that her attitude might work better in a middle grade book, or with a younger character. It's probably just me?? Being the mature person I am haha?? Also that I relate more to Harley and Clayton than Daisy. I'm usually the new kid and the one who gives the advice, so ...
- RATHER ... ORDINARY SETTING... ... ... oh dear, this isn't a very good one, but ... I don't know it could have been more described? Better fleshed out? At least ... that's what I'm used to.
- NOT VERY EXCITING. Well, it was a novella and it was about home schoolers, so you can't expect it to be extremely thrilling but ... this is about my taste. The reason it's not at five or four stars is partly that I'm just used to more exciting stories.
- JUMPING POV. This is probably my biggest con?? The pov jumped three or four times in every chapter and it was really distracting sometimes. I just ... I wish it hadn't jumped so much. And I didn't necessarily see the necessity to include all the perspectives all the time.
- And one more thing. Co-op. I am a homeschooler and I don't know what "co-op" is. I think it could have been EXPLAINED in the book, because while I have a slightly better idea, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CO-OP REALLY IS.
IN CONCLUSION -
This was a nice short sweet little novella that I do recommend you to read. I feel like younger readers might connect better than older teens/young adults, but that's not to say older people can't enjoy it too.
3.5 stars. The reason it wasn't five or four stars is way more a matter of my personal taste than problems with the book. And I'm definitely hope to read the next books in the series!
:DD
Intro:
I'm always happy to read books in exchange for a review so I jumped at this opportunity and THEN PROMPTLY FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT and now I'm here reviewing it late. Ugh. Please enjoy this rare review from me.
Pros:
- HOME SCHOOLERS. Home schoolers are really rare in fiction so this was a big plus!! I think a lot of home schoolers will relate to that :D
- MOSTLY RELATABLE MAIN CHARACTERS. Mostly. We'll get to the exceptions later on, but for the most part, I related to the four main characters, their struggles in friendship, their having to apologize again and again, and learning from mistakes.
- MOVING. I really do like "moving stories" just COS I RELATE SO HARD. I mean, I move a lot, and so it really really rang a bell. And THE LETTER WRITING WAS TERRIFIC.
- GREAT PARENTS + RELATIONSHIP. This is ridiculously rare in books, and I really appreciated the good parents, how they were there to help their kids and give good advice and how they really loved them. And what I loved even more is that THE KIDS SAW AND UNDERSTOOD THIS. And that they loved their parents right back.
- GREAT LESSONS + THEMES. I really related to everything XD At first it seemed to me that some of the lessons sounded more like out of a middle grade book, but by the time I had finished, I realized they were pretty much suited for any age group :D
- GOOD WRITING FOR THE MOST PART. I was quite happy with it. Aside from a few typos and the fact that occasionally the characters' names were used too often in too short a space, it was good.
CONS -
- CHARACTERS IRKED ME OCCASIONALLY. I really don't have anything against them, and I do like them, but Daisy struck me as immature in a few situations. I felt, again, that her attitude might work better in a middle grade book, or with a younger character. It's probably just me?? Being the mature person I am haha?? Also that I relate more to Harley and Clayton than Daisy. I'm usually the new kid and the one who gives the advice, so ...
- RATHER ... ORDINARY SETTING... ... ... oh dear, this isn't a very good one, but ... I don't know it could have been more described? Better fleshed out? At least ... that's what I'm used to.
- NOT VERY EXCITING. Well, it was a novella and it was about home schoolers, so you can't expect it to be extremely thrilling but ... this is about my taste. The reason it's not at five or four stars is partly that I'm just used to more exciting stories.
- JUMPING POV. This is probably my biggest con?? The pov jumped three or four times in every chapter and it was really distracting sometimes. I just ... I wish it hadn't jumped so much. And I didn't necessarily see the necessity to include all the perspectives all the time.
- And one more thing. Co-op. I am a homeschooler and I don't know what "co-op" is. I think it could have been EXPLAINED in the book, because while I have a slightly better idea, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CO-OP REALLY IS.
IN CONCLUSION -
This was a nice short sweet little novella that I do recommend you to read. I feel like younger readers might connect better than older teens/young adults, but that's not to say older people can't enjoy it too.
3.5 stars. The reason it wasn't five or four stars is way more a matter of my personal taste than problems with the book. And I'm definitely hope to read the next books in the series!
:DD
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