The Secret Olivia Told Me

from shelf-employed

Although some of the rhymes flow awkwardly, "Tony leaked the secret to Jalen. Jalen's sister, Anita, overheard. It didn't take long for Anita to start spreading the word," this book has more positives than negatives. The storyline is an age-old dilemma. Olivia tells a secret to her best friend on...

from bplma

Olivia shares a big secret with the narrator--a friend who swears she will never tell. Predictably, (to adults) "the secet accidently slipped" and travels through the entire class, until everyone not only knows, but has added their own flourish to the original story. In the end, the narrator scre...

from QianqiongWang

The Secret Olivia Told me is a contemporary realistic picture book that tells us about a Olivia who tells a secret to her friend and doesn't want her to tell anyone else and depend this secret as a friendship between them. However, this secret slipped by this girl accidentally and almost everyone...

from booschnoo

This is a good example of realistic fiction because it is something that could easily happen in real life. It does not take a stretch of the reader's imagination to believe this story. Stars: Style Age: Intermediate

from ambourg7

Nancy Devard captures the reader's attention with the brilliant illustration techniques in The Secret Olivia Told Me. The white background allows for the black objects to stand out. The objects being colored only black lets the reader know that it could be anyone in their situation not just the g...