Home Sweet Motel

Reviewed by: Kara Reiman - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 26, 2017

Review

The first book in Chris Grabenstein's "Welcome to Wonderland" series is titled "Home Sweet Motel." Like most Grabenstein books, this one is funny and pretty quick-moving. It focuses on PT Wilkie, a boy who lives with his mother and grandfather in his grandfather's “Wonderland” motel in Florida. Wonderland hasn't been doing too well financially and their bank tells them that their large balloon payment is coming due at the end of the month ($100,000!). PT and his grandfather aren't the most financially minded people, so this is going to be hard. The illustrations are great and the situations are amusing. I think it's worth adding this first book to your middle-grade collection. -Reviewed by Kate Radke

Overall Book Score: good