Walking through the fictional novel section of the library with no idea what to chose, Bobo Crazy by Marilyn Sadler caught my eye. Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century sounded familiar to me, and after sifting through the pages, I noticed it was a spin off of the Disney Channel movie series Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. I’m not really sure what came first, but anyway, I found this short 88 page, large font chapter book to be a quick read, and one that most eight or nine-year-old girls would enjoy. I like how the story is futuristic (taking place in 2049), so the reader can use his or her imagination to capture pictures in his or her head. Sadler provides a glossary of futuristic words that are used in the text that I’m sure children would love to look up.
The main character, Zenon, tells a story in first person about how she wants this pretend dog that everyone else is getting, but her parents won’t pay for it because it’s too expensive. Instead, her dad offers to buy her a cheaper (not as cool) pretend dog, and she responds with a bratty “buy me the stupid dog then” (14). I didn’t appreciate her dad still buying her a dog after she talked to him like that. Anyway, I like the message the author provides. At the elementary and middle school age, fitting in and having the same material objects as other is very important to many students, like in the book. However, as we learn in the end of the book, none of that matters.
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