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Switched At Birthday by Natalie Standiford
Have
you ever woken up one morning only to find yourself in a totally different house,
with different parents, siblings, and friends ? Probably not. Well, it did
happen to two very different girls on the night of their thirteenth birthday.
The
storyline of “ Switched At Birthday ” flowed by very smoothly and I enjoyed
reading this book very much. This story all starts on the day of Lavender
Schmitz’s and Scarlet Martinez’s
thirteenth birthday. They are born on the same day but that is the only
thing that they have in common. No two people can be more different than
Scarlet and Lavender. Lavender is considered the “Short, Hairy Loser” of the
school, and her nickname “Lav” means bathroom in the U.K. Scarlet, on the other
side, is one of the most popular kids at the school and her name is a jewel,
literally, a jewel. The problem is, Lavender wakes up in Scarlet’s body, in
Scarlet’s house, with Scarlet’s parents, siblings, and friends, and with
Scarlet’s popularity. Scarlet wakes up in Lavender’s body, in Lavender’s house,
with Lavender’s parents, friends, and siblings, let’s not forget, her VIP pass
to being bullied and called names. Scarlet and Lavender work together to try to
switch back to their normal selves. Problem is they have to do it without
acting too suspicious.
This
story is very unique. I personally have never switched lives with anyone but I
think it would be a great experience to switch lives with someone whose life is
totally different from mine. If I were in their situation, I would have done
exactly what they did. My favorite part of the book was when Lavender woke up
as Scarlet, and Scarlet woke up as Lavender. This is because I didn’t have a
single clue of what was going to happen next and I thought that part of the
book had the most suspense.
I
would rate this book 5 stars out of 5. What made this story so enjoyable was the
fact that it was very well written and flowed from event-to-event very
smoothly. I also liked this book because
