Everyone's a Critic

Written by Rachel Wise

Book #5 in the Dear Know-It-All series

Two student reporters write an honest review of a school play, and the drama begins.

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160 pages· 26,106 words· Est. 3.5 hour read· 660L· AR 4.4 · 4 AR pts

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Samantha and her crush, Michael, are assigned to review the big school play, a Broadway revival starring her older sister, Allie. Allie performs well, but the show has flaws: props and lights malfunction and the lead forgets her lines. When Sam and Michael write an honest review, the offstage drama starts. Is it better to be honest or to flatter?

From the publisher

Samantha writes a review of her sister's play for the school newspaper--but her honest opinions provoke some serious offstage drama! Samantha is thrilled when she and her crush, Michael Lawrence, are assigned to write a review of the school play for the next issue of the newspaper. The Broadway revival will be a joint production between the middle school and the high school and is going to be the event of the school year, according to Allie, Sam's older sister. But when Sam and Michael leave the theater, they're less than impressed. Allie performed well, but the show had some flaws--props and lighting malfunctioned and the lead actress forgot a few lines. So Sam and Michael turn in a review that is fair if not flattering...and the Drama Club is furious! To make matters worse, Allie accuses Sam of being jealous. Sam is faced with a big dilemma: Is it better to be honest, or flattering?

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