Neither Meg nor her brothers really expect their mom to win, but she does, and Meg has to adjust to a new school where everyone seems to be scared of her, maybe because she comes to school with body guards and oh, I don’t know, lives in The White House. Plus she has to deal with always being in the spotlight, and constantly under inspection.
However, despite all the insanity going on, Meg actually has a nice, happy, mostly functional family where everyone likes each other, which is a really nice change from books where at least one family member is either dead or fighting with the main character.
I originally read this when my family and I were travelling and loved it, but I had to leave it behind (there are space issues that come with living out of a suitcase). Since then, I’ve been looking for it on my kindle, but until recently it wasn’t available on kindle, however, a couple years ago I got it for Christmas and got to read it again and enjoy it all over again.
Meg has to be up there on my favourite female characters list. She’s really feisty and doesn’t conform to what is expected of her. It’s also really interesting to look at it from the fact that although this book was written a while before Obama’s presidency, there’s currently a girl roughly the same age as Meg in the White House. Another thing that I really like is that it’s Meg’s mom running for president and her dad stays at home and nobody makes a big deal about it.
And the rest?
Well written? Check. Funny? Check. Page turner? Check. Awesome? CHECK.
Feisty chick-o-meter: 9/10
Age rating: 13+
Rating: 10/10
Stand alone or series: Series
Book or audiobook: Book
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