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Title: Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner ISBN: 0-689-81327-9 Publisher: Aladdin Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99

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Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (28 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: I enjoyed hearing about all of the Great Jazz Musicians!
Comment: It all started in Chicago after a gun firing in Yolonda's School. Her mother was scared that her two children, Yolonda and Andrew, would get hurt. After that incident she insisted that they move. Andrew was a first grader that didn't know how to read. One day Yolonda, being a genius in her own category, told Andrew he was a musical, harmonica, genius. As she said that she noticed that his Marine Band Harmonica was broken. That made Yolonda wonder why would a genius break his instrument. Would Albert Einstein break his chalkboard? Andrew would not believe that he was a genius. Yolonda had to think of a way to prove it to him and the world!

I enjoyed this book thoroughly. I especially liked it because of all of the jazz instruments and artists, such as B.B. King. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to relax while reading.

Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book!
Comment: What is genius anyway? After being called a genius herself, Yolanda decides to look up the true definition in the dictionary. Upon reading it, she realizes that it does not describe her, but rather her younger brother Andrew. Yolanda is determined to convince the world of his special gifts, even if he is only a meek and mild first grader with a talent for music. This book paints a vivid visual picture with its descriptive vocabulary. Carol Fenner has a way of appealing to your senses. It pulls you in to the experiences of this young girl and her determination. This book is extremely moving. I truly liked "Yolanda's Genius," by Carol Fenner. I feel that any young reader with an imagination will enjoy it.

Rating: 3
Summary: OK book
Comment: When Yolonda's mother, fearful of drugs and crime, drags Yolonda and her brother, Andrew out of Chicago, Yolonda is teased and starts to feels irritated in the her new town, Grand River. To make life easier, she starts going to the library, where she soon discovers something that is completely astonishing and unexpected. While flipping through the dictionary one day, she finds the word 'genius'. She finds that Andrew fits the description. Determined, she sets forth to convince everyone of her brother's musical talent on his harmonica. In spite of this, no one understands, not even her mother because they think Andrew is stupid, due to his weak reading skills. Then Yolonda's Aunt Tiny comes and whisks them back to Chicago. There they attend the famous Chicago music festivals, and Yolonda comes up with a risky plan to prove that Andrew indeed is a genius. Succeed she does, so Andrew hits the stage and performs for crowds of people. But in the end, he chooses a quiet life with his mother and Yolonda.

I would give this book a four out of ten overall. Carol Fenner came up with a decent story, but I didn't particularly like her style. The story was hard to follow since she switched scenes quite often without making good transitions. Neither was it a very suspenseful or exciting story.