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Rebecca and the Movies (American Girl)

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My Granddaughter had checked 3 of the Rebecca books out of her school library. Since she is only in Kindergarten she could only read a few chapters in the week she had them. The last week of school she cried her eyes out because she wouldn't be able to read any more about Rebecca and the Movies. So, we got her 3 for her B'day and she was soooo excited. She LOVES these books and her parents love the good family values they portray.

As my granddaughter isn't old enough to post her own review, I asked her if she'd like to comment on this book. This is what she wrote: " 'Rebecca and the Movies' was splendid to read and even though I finished it a long time ago, I still take it out of the shelf to admire its pages."

Rebecca, who dreams of being an actress, gets to visit a movie set with her cousin Max, a professional actor. She has only seen one movie in her whole life, but has always been fascinated by them nonetheless. While there, she meets an actress and learns a little bit about how movie makeup is applied, and about lighting, props, and early special effects. This is a fun book in Rebecca's series because there really isn't much of anything too serious in it; it takes a look at the history of movie entertainment, and educates about how Jewish immigrants really contributed to it.

Without attempting any spoilers, I was surprised that Rebecca could do something that happens in this book without any consultation of her parents--who probably would have said "no!" It seems a bit out of character that they let her go to a movie set when they were not willing to let her go to the movies so recently before. Yet it is definitely believable that Rebecca, who is completely enchanted with movies, would grab at the opportunity presented to her.

This book is reminiscent of the now-obscure children's book _Miranda and the Movies_, which takes place in 1914. It contains stronger language, but older readers who want to learn more information about movie-making in this era in a fictional backdrop may like that tale as well.

before you read, please note that i get kind of emotional with books. why cant max eat the sandwich? he is hungry after all.