![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Tabbi learns that a hurricane has struck the tiny town in New England where her Uncle Mike, Aunt Sally, and cousin Maddie live, she is inspired to action. This obsession forms the central conflict of the novel.ĭespite the drama, the rampant self-interest, and the popularity contests that inundate the lives of middle-schoolers, Kinard also reveals the depth of concern for others that can characterize these early teen years. Über-obsessed with her dilemma, Tabbi depends on fortune cookies, various games, a Magic 8 Ball, a Cootie Catcher, a Faceplace survey, a probability project in algebra, and a fortune teller to predict her next love. The social scenes and peer conflicts that Kinard creates at Spring Valley Middle School are so true to life that older readers are bound to revisit their junior high years. She encourages Tabitha, who is in search of a boyfriend, to be proactive. ![]() Her BFF, Kara McAllister disagrees, saying: “ Nothing helps your wishes come true unless YOU do something yourself” (11). Tabitha Reddy, who believes in signs and clues, thinks it’s possible to predict the future and that wishing on a star increases the likelihood of that wish’s coming true. While it doesn’t have the plethora of pictures, it has relevance and ‘tween appeal in its plot. Readers of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid will likely enjoy The Boy Problem: Notes and Predictions of Tabitha Reddy by Kami Kinard. ![]()
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