Young Llama Thoughts
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Adventurous
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Christian Friendly
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Easy Reading
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Humerous
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Youth Appropriate
Overall
Review
This book is a wonderful story about friendship and forgiveness! Though it does sadly have woke content in it…
This book is about Elena Martinez, a young girl with a terrible case of shyness and a dream to help others. So when she is chosen to be part of the Flyers to help write for her favorite magazine!!! But her best friend didn’t get picked… Elena starts to learn, maybe it’s ok to make new friends and do stuff without her old friends too.
I really did enjoy this novel! It was funny and had a wonderful focus on friendship and forgiveness. I loved the simple story about being part of a magazine writing process. Honestly this book was fantastic and one I really loved.
However, there is woke content in the book. Mentioned on pages 83 and 193. There is talk of girls liking girls. Mention of finding a husband OR a wife. Mention of a girl liking a girl and not knowing how to tell her friend. Here’s the thing, I do not dislike LGBT people. However, I do not agree or support them. God is very clear about LGBT in the Bible. So I don’t think it should be in kids content.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, but was disappointed to find woke stuff in it. If you use a gel pen and cross out the woke words, the book is just fine! -The Young Llama Reader.
Pros
- A great story about friendship!
- Cute and funny!
Cons
- LGBT
With the arrival of a glossy, cream-colored envelope in the mail, Elena Martinez’s dreams come true: she’s been chosen for the Spread Your Wings Magazine’s Young Flyers program—a week-long summer internship where she’ll get to learn the ins and outs of working for the most popular teen magazine. She heads to New York City, anxious to get away from her best friend, Summer, who is suddenly spending a lot time with another girl from school and being secretive about it.
Once there Elena meets her fellow Young Flyers: Harlow, who can get to the bottom of any story, Whitney, who has spot-on fashion sense, and Cailin, a social media star with thousands of followers and an eye for photography.
As the four new friends explore the city that never sleeps, each girl brings a piece of home, and a few secrets, with them and learns that no one’s life is as glossy as it may appear. But with courage, teamwork, and lots of passion, there’s no stopping a Flyer.
