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Have just finished reading Talk to Me by Sonia Ellis, and thoroughly enjoyed this book - finding the book engaging - suspenseful - and filled with subtle and not so subtle teenage problems to talk about and relate to real life. Just the book I have been looking for to launch a teenage girl’s book club in the small city where I live. The characters - the heroine, Sadina, especially - are not perfect. They have to deal with so many issues that would make super discussion topics for a reading group of girls - or boys! Trust - honesty - fear - responsibility - all handled here in an engaging story about an intelligent teenage girl, her younger sister, Maddie, and her best friend - Rio - as they work to solve a crisis in Sadina’s family. Sadina's internal struggles with the problems raised in the story are told in language that is modern, realistic and would easily lead into discussions about the choices teenagers and adults must make everyday and the outcome of those choices. Also - finding a book that does not make me wonder, “Would the parents of my students object to their young teenager reading this book? Is the language appropriate?” Not an easy task. I would use this book.


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Talk to Me Sonia Ellis Evanleigh Davis 9781619338821 Books Reviews

Talk to Me is a great read for children and young teens, girls and boys! Well-written and incredibly engaging with engineering themes masterfully woven throughout. Diverse, relevant characters with strong female leads. Through these characters, readers -- especially girls -- encounter engineering in an authentic way -- without the condescending princesses and sparkles seemingly prevalent in popular but misguided marketing efforts targeting girls in STEM. In Talk to Me, Sonia Ellis honors the intelligence of girls and boys! Truly special on its own or as part of the Through My Window learning environment (http//www.throughmywindow.org/). Parents and educators a thoughtful choice for your children and students!
Such a refreshing addition to our household book collection! This book is real, giving children a change to grasp and think about real world problems--all while learning about Artificial Intelligence (AI), the engineering design process and ethical dilemmas. I read this with intention of requiring focus, but as soon as I started I couldn't put it down--and I'm in my late twenties. My child was equally as invested and this book gave us something new and intellectually stimulating to talk about. If you're looking for a great new book, look no further!
'Talk to Me' by Sonia Ellis is a pretty decent young person novel. I liked it enough if I don't think too hard about it.

Sadina has a younger sister named Maddie who is selective with who she talks to. Maddie will talk with her parents, her older sister, and her robotic cat, Bella. Maddie discovers an intruder in her house one night and now she won't even talk to her family. The intruder stole an invention that Bella and Sadina's mom is working on, and now mom is about to be arrested by her company. Sadina decides to turn to her smart friends to see if they can find a way to get Bella to talk. The problem is one of her friends has a secret that is causing Sadina trust issues. So, with her family in turmoil and a friend acting suspicious, can Sadina find a solution?

Some of the elements of the story seem a little science fictional (talking cat, cell phone battery technology), but the story seems to take place in the present. Maddie's condition is a real one, and I like how it's presented in the story. Sadina tells the story, but Maddie has a few chapters, so we get a glimpse into how she sees the world. The book included some illustrations that were a bit hard to view on an e-reader, and I wasn't crazy about them. They detracted from the story for me, but I can see how they might be necessary in a story for younger readers. I'd say the age range for the book is pre-teen readers probably in the 10-12 age range.

I received a review copy of this ebook from FastPencil, Wavecrest, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Seven year-old Maddie Reyes is a selective mute. She can talk up a storm around her mom, dad, and older sister, Sadina. She tells all of her secrets to Bella, her robotic cat. But get her outside of her family circle, and she cannot speak. Sadina, her older sister, protects her and takes care of her as much as she can, but she can’t be with Maddie all the time.

One night, Maddie discovers an intruder in the house – an intruder who knows about Maddie. When Maddie and Sadina’s mother is accused of a corporate crime, Sadina thinks her friend Rio is behind it, but Maddie knows the truth. And now, she’s not talking at all. To find out what Maddie knows, Sadina will have to team up with her friends and find a way to make Bella, the one friend that Maddie will still speak to, talk back to Maddie.

This book drew me in right away. I love there character diversity- let’s hear it for a Latina heroine!; I found it fascinating that Ms. Ellis made Maddie a selective mute, and how she worked that into the meat of the plot. The story’s pace will keep a middle grader’s attention, and there’s enough tension in the book to keep readers guessing and thinking overtime. This is a great book for discussion groups; there’s so much to cover here. From disabilities that aren’t readily visible to corporate espionage, to the reality of animating a robotic pet, this book would be a great collaborative reading assignment for English and Science classes.

There are frequent references to technology in the book – Maddie and Sadina’s mother is an engineer, working on a new cellphone battery; Sadina and her friends are very handy in the tech lab; Rio wants new design software – but I’m not sure that qualifies this as a STEM Mystery. It’s a good story with STEM references.

Evanleigh Davis’ illustrations bring a real innocence to Maddie’s character. Her large eyes, seemingly forever gazing upward, make her look small and bewildered. Every illustration is filled with character and adds another dimension to the storytelling.
A great book it was,for my student's summer reading.
Have just finished reading Talk to Me by Sonia Ellis, and thoroughly enjoyed this book - finding the book engaging - suspenseful - and filled with subtle and not so subtle teenage problems to talk about and relate to real life. Just the book I have been looking for to launch a teenage girl’s book club in the small city where I live. The characters - the heroine, Sadina, especially - are not perfect. They have to deal with so many issues that would make super discussion topics for a reading group of girls - or boys! Trust - honesty - fear - responsibility - all handled here in an engaging story about an intelligent teenage girl, her younger sister, Maddie, and her best friend - Rio - as they work to solve a crisis in Sadina’s family. Sadina's internal struggles with the problems raised in the story are told in language that is modern, realistic and would easily lead into discussions about the choices teenagers and adults must make everyday and the outcome of those choices. Also - finding a book that does not make me wonder, “Would the parents of my students object to their young teenager reading this book? Is the language appropriate?” Not an easy task. I would use this book.