Dirt

Dirt is an interesting novel, with a unique take on time travel and the importance of reading and family. Despite the book being designed for middled school aged children in mind, the story itself is entertaining and gives insight on how modern day kids could interact within the past. The premise of the story is a 6th grade boy named Washington being forced to read, despite hating reading, and how that impacted him and his family in the past. The interaction between the main character, Washington, and his family is reminiscent of my own family and how we are with one another, and I believe this story has something relatable for everyone. Teffanie stresses the importance of reading within this book through Washinton’s struggles, and I can personally remember my own struggles with reading, too. I would recommend this book with anyone in mind, however it has the ability to make a strong impact on those grades 6-8. This book was a quick read and I enjoyed the tale it had to tell.

Dirt is one of those books you didn't think you had to read until you read it. It's about this kid whose only focus is basketball and doesn't see why is it important to sit down and read like any other teenage kid. When he travels back in time and discovers his family background, he gets the bigger picture of why reading is more than just learning it's what makes us free, what people had to fight back then to have the knowledge and learn new stuff. Even though is a short story very easy to read it tells you a lot about the characters, the setting, the theme in other words it makes you feel like you are in the kid's body is very realistic in a sense you can imagine everything the book is describing as you read. This book is a great way to just read whenever you don't have anything to do or take out boredom since it's a very short and easy story to read and learned its message if you think the same way as the kid in the book.