Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Every Shiny Thing
Cordelia Jensen · 2018
82/100
👍 Worth It
Jensen and Morrison pull off something genuinely difficult: two distinct voices in two different formats, both emotionally authentic, exploring privilege and disability without ever turning preachy. Sierra's verse sections are a highlight, and the moral complexity of Lauren's Robin Hood scheme gives kids real ethical questions to chew on. This is one of the better middle-grade novels for classroom discussion of social justice themes.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance82
craft85
originality80
accuracy82
hype80
age-fit84
human-eye83
Penny’s verdict82
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