I was drawn in to The Beginner’s Guide to Winning an Election right from the beginning. There were a few things that pulled me in:
French’s descriptive writing made me “see” Brit as if I were watching the story unfold on the big screen.
Brit’s character was one every student can relate to – this may be a futuristic novel, but the scenarios could take place today (or 20 years ago when I was in school). I particularly related to the feelings of loss and peer pressure surrounding Brit’s very first campaign.
I was drawn to the story from the very beginning, but the fast-pace kept me engaged throughout. There were pearls of wisdom I gathered while enjoying the adventure – wisdom such as:
French’s descriptive writing made me “see” Brit as if I were watching the story unfold on the big screen.
Brit’s character was one every student can relate to – this may be a futuristic novel, but the scenarios could take place today (or 20 years ago when I was in school). I particularly related to the feelings of loss and peer pressure surrounding Brit’s very first campaign.
I was drawn to the story from the very beginning, but the fast-pace kept me engaged throughout. There were pearls of wisdom I gathered while enjoying the adventure – wisdom such as:
- Be careful not to let someone else’s attacks define you before you define yourself. (84)
- Fighting back through positivity is the only way to fight back – though you can never silence the haters completely. (94)
- Being clever and persistent are admirable. (119)
- The whisper of truth ultimately is louder than the roar of deception. (198)
- Most battles worth fighting were ultimately waged in the trenches. (260)
Crystal is a secretary, council secretary, and musician at her church, birth mother and auntie, babywearing cloth diapering mama (aka crunchy mama), business owner, active journaler, writer and blogger, Blog Tour Manager with WOW! Women on Writing, Publicist with Dream of Things Publishing, Press Corp teammate for the DairyGirl Network, Unicorn Mom Ambassador, as well as a dairy farmer. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and their five youngest children (Carmen 11, Andre 10, Breccan 5, Delphine 3, and baby Eudora who somehow turned 1 already), two dogs, four little piggies, a handful of cats and kittens, and over 230 Holsteins. |