LitPick Review
The book, The Devil's Toenail, is about a boy, Stevie, who finds this rock called a devil's toenail. He wants to join this gang of kids at school, and he is given the entrance task of setting the library trash bin on fire. Normally, that would not be hard, but for Stevie, it was almost impossible because at his old school some kids had poured aerosol all over him and set him on fire. He lived, but he had to get a new ear and have surgery on half of his face. Stevie believes that the toenail gives him dark power to let him do what the gang wants him to, and then he can throw it away. But can he? To find out, read the book.
Opinion:
I liked The Devil's Toenail a lot. I connected because I know people who have annoying little siblings like Stevie and who are also teased a lot, although they do not try to get into the cool group. This book was a real page turner and I never knew what Stevie would do next. Every once in a while, the author would write one of Stevie's fantasies, and then the next chapter would begin, and we would find out what actually happened. This kept me interested in the book. This book definitely fit its age group, which is 12 and up. It talks about a misfit kid who wants to be with the cool group and what happens to him. I think that this is a good book, no matter who you are or what you like.
