Review By: Anonymous
Series: My Life #10
Author: Janet Tashjian
Illustrator: Jake Tashjian
Published: 2021, Henry Holt and Co.
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Humor, Graphic, Cartoon
Audience: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Triggers: None
Summary: Derek Fallon won the lottery and now gets to split over a billion dollars with a friend―the buying possibilities are endless―skateboards!, sneakers! video games!, a backyard skateboard park!!!―let the shopping begin. But Derek is soon challenged with new obstacles that he hadn’t thought of before. Having money to spend should make his life easier but it’s bringing with it lots of anxiety. It’s up to Derek to find a balance with his newfound wealth, and to consider the best ways to spend his money.
Review: Derek Fallon wins the lottery – a huge ticket!! He is splitting a billion dollars. Derek now has all of these buying options, and it seems like life it going to be easy as can be. Soon Derek realizes that having all of this money is not as simple as it seems, and the money is causing him stress. I think the author does a really good job of making the readers feel excited for the characters and also truly understand the life lessons along the way associated with being responsible with money. The little picture images that go along with the vocabulary words are helpful and fun, but don’t always totally match up with the sentences in the book. I think this is a very enjoyable book, but a tad slow and could have been 50 pages shorter. It’s the only one I’ve read in the series so far, and I look forward to trying another.
