Annie's Life in Lists

By: Kristin Mahoney

Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs

If you love kids like: 1. Anatastia Krupnik; 2. Ramona Quimby; and 3. The Penderwicks, then you will love Annie! For Annie, lists are how she keeps her whole life in order. And there is a lot to keep track of!

Annie's a shy fifth grader with an incredible memory and a love of making lists. It helps her keep track of things when they can seem a little out of control, like her family, her friends, and her life in a new place.

Annie has: 1. An incredible memory (really, it's almost photographic) that can get her in trouble; 2. A desire to overcome her shyness; 3. A brother who is mad at her because he thinks she is the reason they had to move to Clover Gap, population 8,432; 4. A best friend who she is (almost) certain will always be her best friend; 5. New classmates, some of whom are nicer than others; and 6. A rocky start finding her place in her new home.

Annie's Life in Lists introduces a sweet new voice that finds that even amid the chaos of everyday life, it's important to put things in order.

©2018 Kristin Mahoney (P)2020 Tantor

Lot of telling

The constant use of lists became boring after a moment. I didn't really feel I could connect with the main character. I think if the author had introduced the list less frequently it would have been okay. At the end of the book, I was very happy the book was over. I couldn't be happy for Annie and her special find, the entire "list" was a buffer between I and the character, what was a quirky trait of Annie rapidly became a... snore-burger as Annie would call it.