Reviews for No Room for Francie

The average rating for No Room for Francie based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-04-28 00:00:00 William Raine Francie is frustrated that, in her large family, there is no place in their house that Francie can truly call "private." When she eventually settles on the old family shed as the site for the "Comics Club" meetings, she is mad at her parents and siblings for being "too busy" to help clean it up. After a squabble with one of her friends and a run-in with Sr. Ursula Agnes, her teacher, there is a neat and tidy ending in which she gets a brand-new treehouse, complete with curtains! There is very little characterization which is sterotypical at best (case in point: a mean, ruler-cracking nun who surprsingly becomes understanding of Francie's dilemma.) The ending is a bit pat. This will meet the demand, however, for very beginning chapter books for second and third grade.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-08-21 00:00:00 Jean York The artwork in this book reminded me of like the 1980's cartoons. It was fun to see the artwork for me, but older children might find it outdated and sort of dull. I learned that to keep the interest of an older read, one must still keep the book interesting with pictures.