Adventures of a Dwergish girl (short person) review

My mom got me the book The Adventures of a Dwergish Girl as a Christmas present, but I was too lazy to read anything during the break so I forgot about it. I didn't know what to read for a blog post, so I got it out from my bookcase and read it. I found it a nice book that also teaches a bit about history. 

It follows a Dwergish (Dwarf basically) girl named Molly who decides to leave her village hidden in the mountains to go live with normal people. She gets some money from selling Dwergish gold, which is gold from the mines that the Dwergish people mine. Molly then goes to work at a pizza shop and gets paid like $2 an hour but at least she gets free pizza. She becomes friends with another girl named Leni and together they go on adventures, like exploring New York. It's a very nice and small book.

The part that could be considered educational is when Molly learns more and more about the town she went to, named Kingston. It gives a short but informative history lesson about the British in the Revolutionary war burning down Kingston. Molly and Leni find out that some fake soldiers in war clothing want to reenact the burning of Kingston, so they have to stop the soldiers, and get help from a bunch of different people they meet. It is a short novel that would be fun to read during the winter break. But I'm sure I won't read anything during the break since I'm still lazy.

Gemma

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  1. JamesonDecember 16, 2024 at 7:13 PM

    What genre would you say this book falls under? Historical fiction?

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