The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had

Absolutely loved this book...I am 58 and even though this is supposed to be for younger age...I really enjoyed this book and style of writing. Reminded me a lot of To Kill A Mockingbird in terms of subject and style. A very easy read but kept my interest better than most books these days. The historical aspect of it was very good subject wise and I appreciated the heart shown in this story.

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had is southern historical novel featuring characters the author unearthed in her own family history. It's impossible to know how much was truth and how much was fiction, because each and every character in this moving tweenage drama was well-developed and believable. The law man ironically serves as villain in chief of the tale, and though he was easy to dislike, he was also complex: Levine didn't simplify him but instead let readers see the internal turmoil he felt. It's refreshing to read a book for young readers that explores challenging issues without dumbing them down or getting preachy. The unlikely but life-changing friendship between Dit and Emma is truly an inspiration, as is the subtly unfolding story of Dit's relationship with his father. Highly recommend this book.

This was recommended to me by a friend/colleague at an elementary school I often work at. I read it first and absolutely fell in love with it. It's a powerful and poignant story about two kids around the turn of the (last) century who are breaking racial barriers by getting to know each other and become friends: a white boy and a black girl in the south. I loved this story so much, I bought this copy for my mom and asked her to send it to another friend of mine when she was done. It's a fantastic and touching story, not predictable, and truly well written with wit and humor and sadness and magnificent joy.

Summer reading for my son and he loved it. Finished it in 3 days.

Purchased this ebook for Kindle, and it always says I'm on page 3 of 15, and that I've read 3% of the book. This is happening both on my kindle, and the kindle app on my PC. I have deleted and downloaded the book again, only to have the same problem. Serious flaw in trying to read the book, and sync across multiple places. I have no idea if I've read 50 pages, 75 pages, or what percentage of the book is actually left. Is this the end of the world? No, of course not, but when I pay for something, I expect it to work properly.

My 13 yr old son had to read this book for school and of course, he wasn't looking forward to it. Now that he is 3/4 through the book, he says it's really good (ie. he loves it!). He was excited to tell me about the author and her story after he had the privilege of meeting her at his school today. He said that she has only written two books, but that he hopes she will write more. This mom says 5 stars!

Wonderful book. I would compare it to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The story line and issues are similar and has a remarkable effect on young readers, who may think Ms. Lee's book too mature. The characters is The Best Bad Luck are written with depth and meaning. I met Kristin once and she is a lovely lady and I look forward to more of her books.

I read this book to my 5th grade class after reading another book, by Kristin Levine, The Lions of Little Rock. This is another excellent period piece dealing with racial tension and and the conflicted friendship between a black girl and a white boy. This book is well written and as with her other book written by the perspective of the white child.

A sweet story - simple with lots of undertones touching the innocence of children lives ! Enjoyed the story throughout

very good

This is a great story about friendship, racism, and loyalty. YA. I'll be recommending this to my friends who teach grade 5 to 9