The Anybodies by N. E. Bode

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Recently I have read a great book, The Anybodies. After reading the first page, I couldn’t let go of it. It was so good, that I decided that it was one of my favorites and was worthy to be one of my favorites. The Anybodies, by N. E. Bode, was a great book to read.

There was a girl named Fern who was accidentally swapped at birth. She found out when, one day, her read dad came to unswap the children. Fern’s father was able to strike a deal with Fern’s other extremely dull “parents” to exchange the children for the summer. During the summer, Fern found out that she and her father were anybodies, people who can turn into anybody or anything and could turn anything into other things. She found out about the art of being an anybody and fought the Miser, a sinister anybody. In that summer with her read dad, Fern learned many lessons that were important to her.

This book was creatively written by a great writer. The story was described in great detail by the author, N. E. Bode. Many things were described so well that I could imagine what was happening. He added a lot of humor in, like when Fern just met her real father, and she was starting to wonder if he was actually her father. This book is very suspenseful, but at the same time, humorous. If you are looking for a good book to pass the time with, this is the book to read.

Although The Anybodies is so beautifully written, sometimes it isn’t so easy to follow the story. The author mentions things from other books and, if you haven’t read those books, you would not know what he is talking about. Also, the story line is a bit confusing because the author does not explain about the anybodies too well. You’d probably need to read the story very carefully in order to be able to follow along. However, I still think this is a great book.

In conclusion, this is an interesting book to read. However, you will have to put in a little extra effort in reading in order to follow the story. In my opinion, although this book has a few flaws, I still think that this book is going to remain one of my favorites from now on. It can also become many other peoples’ favorite. This book can make a great addition to any library.

-Emily, 6th grade

The Anybodies by N. E. Bode

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