Since I really enjoyed the Newbery Honor book Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath, I looked forward with eager anticipation to her new book, My One Hundred Adventures. I was sorely disappointed.

While I found the premise of the book charming (the protagonist seeks one hundred adventures in an otherwise calm life), none of the characters behaved heroically. Each person was a victim; Jane (the main character) falls victim to a mean neighbor's schemes and is forced to baby sit her neighbor's unpleasant children. Neighbors and members of the family's church treat the mother disdainfully, and Jane's best friend's parents force Ginny to submit to their plans for her. Jane's pastor is a fool who is unaware of Jane's trials and tribulations and unable to help. Jane's mother is powerless to help and the book's final resolution is weak.

All in all, a most disappointing read and one I would not recommend for anyone.