Melody: Never Stop Singing

This is a great entry in the American Girl series. It handles the Civil Rights and current events topics in an age appropriate manner, though because of the subject matter, the story reads a bit more like a young adult novel than a middle grades book. I liked Melody and her lovely, lively family. Me......more

I think the Melody books are my favorite new AG series!......more

Another really excellent one. Although I question why the title is "never stop singing", since... it's not really *that* focused on singing? And I do like that about it, tbh. I really like that singing is allowed to be important to Melody while also not being something she wants to pursue professiona......more

I feel like I was harsh on my initial criticism of this series (and the first collection). Yes, some event did seem skimmed over or like quickly mentioned that it happened in passing - but that’s very typical of many AG books. Melody’s whole story was really solid. She’s definitely in my top AG char......more

I really liked this- addressed a LOT of the things going on in 1964, but written for a middle-grade reader. It resonates a lot with today's times because unfortunately, we STILL have the same issues about discrimination against Black people in the United States. The project to restore the park shows......more