Story Time

This is a good satire on the current state of our education system and the No Child Left Behind program. In this story 8th grader Kate and her genius uncle George (who is actually younger than her) are invited to attend the Whittaker Magnet School. George, who is a bit of genius, is thrilled but Kat......more

I had a hard time slogging through it, it didn't really capture my interest. It's intended as a scathing criticism of standardized testing and education, but that's such a minimal part of the book, it's more like tepid criticism. The paranormal parts weren't very interesting or exciting, and the cha......more

I found this book at a thrift shop. It was signed by the author. I had never heard of him but I was intrigued by the story line about a school that was run on a test based curriculum. I thought it might be an interesting commentary on today's education system. I was disappointed that the test based......more

In this book “Storytime”, it appears to be a fantasy book. I usually don’t read fantasy, but I would highly recommend this book. However, the character Kate, is shown to be the protagonist because she had ended up getting a letter about going to an elite school for a test, and on her side, she has a......more

I loved this. Part ghost-story, part satire, a good story that makes it's point without losing the elements of good storytelling. If you have a child in public school, you are familiar with the horror that the "Test Based Curriculum." You know, "teaching to the test", meaning standardized testing? De......more